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Definition of flatworms

flatworms
Platyelminthes Plat`y*el*min"thes, n. pl. [NL. See Platy-, and Helminthes.] (Zo["o]l.) A class of helminthes including the cestodes, or tapeworms, the trematodes, and the turbellarians. Called also flatworms.
Flatworm
Flatworm Flat"worm`, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any worm belonging to the Plathelminthes; also, sometimes applied to the planarians.

Meaning of flatworms from wikipedia

- simple bilaterian, unsegmented, soft-bodied invertebrates commonly called flatworms or flat worms. Being acoelomates (having no body cavity), and having no...
- Genus of flatworms...
- Alcha is a worm genus of the Polycystidinae subfamily. "ITIS". Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2022....
- Union. The ventral surface of the flatworm is a pale buff colour while the dorsal surface is dark brown. Young flatworms vary in colour from white to pale...
- The **** flatworm (Thysanozoon brocchii) is a polyclad flatworm in the family Pseudocerotidae. **** flatworms may grow to 8 cm in total length. They...
- Genus of flatworms...
- Marcela; Amaral, Silvana; Leal-Zanchet, Ana M. (2014). "A new species of land flatworm (Platyhelminthes: Continenticola) from areas of Araucaria> Forest in southern...
- Acanthotrema is a genus of trematodes in the family Heterophyidae. Acanthotrema armatum Lafuente, Roca & Carbonell, 2000 Acanthotrema cursitans (Holliman...
- feed on mollusks. These flatworms can track their prey. When captured, earthworms begin to react to the attack, but the flatworm uses the muscles in its...
- mitochondrial genetic codes as phylogenetic characters: two examples from the flatworms". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 97 (21): 11359–64. Bibcode:2000PNAS...9711359T...