- The flatworms, flat worms, Platyhelminthes, or
platyhelminths (from the Gr**** πλατύ, platy,
meaning "flat" and ἕλμινς (root: ἑλμινθ-), helminth-, meaning...
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protostome animals,
including within their number the molluscs, annelids,
platyhelminths and
other taxa. The term
Spiralia is
applied to
those phyla that exhibit...
- arthropods, nematodes) and the
Spiralia (e.g. molluscs, annelids,
platyhelminths, and rotifers). A
modern consensus phylogenetic tree for the protostomes...
- and are
called ammonotelic.
Ammonotelic animals include crustaceans,
platyhelminths, cnidarians, poriferans, echinoderms, and
other aquatic invertebrates...
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similar tegument is
found in
other members of the Neodermata; a
group of
platyhelminths comprising the Digenea, Aspidogastrea,
Monogenea and Cestoda. Digeneans...
- A
sucker in
zoology is a
specialised attachment organ of an animal. It acts as an
adhesion device in
parasitic worms,
several flatworms, cephalopods, certain...
- 2004). "Role of the
tegument and gut in
nutrient uptake by
parasitic platyhelminths".
Canadian Journal of Zoology. 82 (2): 211–232. doi:10.1139/z03-213...
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Chelicerates inc.
arachnids Myriapods Crustaceans Hexapods inc.
insects Platyhelminths Turbellaria Trematoda Monogenea Cestoda Ectoproctans Phylactolaemata...
- species).
Monogeneans possess the
simplest lifecycle among the
parasitic platyhelminths. They have no
intermediate hosts and are
ectoparasitic on fish (seldom...
- a
variety of
circulation and
respiration processes. For example, in
platyhelminths this is
achieved through diffusion of
oxygen (as well as
other nutrients)...
