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They are not the same, except that they are both primitive vermiform clades which include many parasitic species.
Nematodes are what is commonly called roundworms and are pseudocoelomates while flukes are acoelomate trematodes belonging to the platyhelminths.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoKind of. They're both plurals of "nematode" except the first is Latin and the second is English.
Technically the official ITIS name for the phylum is now Nemata instead, but there are lots of people who formerly learned it as Nematoda and still use that name even though it's now deprecated.
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Which phylum is also known as phylum nematoda?
Nematodes are also known as roundworms.
What type of symmetry do nematodas have?
The nematodes(members of phylum Nematoda) exhibit bileteral symmetry.
What is Porifera Cnidaria Mollusca Nematoda?
Porifera = sponges. Cnidaria = jellyfish Mollusca = molluscs Nematoda = round worms
Nematodes have a fluid-filled pseudocoel that serves as a skeleton?
No, nematodes do not have a fluid-filled pseudocoel as a skeleton. Nematodes have a hydrostatic skeleton, which is a combination of fluid pressure and muscles that provide support and movement. The pseudocoel is a body cavity that houses the internal organs in nematodes.
Which phylum contains only consumers?
Nematoda
What worms are nematodes?
Nematodes belong to the roundworms or phylum Nematoda.
What is the respiration of a nematoda?
How breathe nematodes
What has the author Tom Goodey written?
Tom Goodey has written: 'Laboratory methods for work with plant and soil nematodes' -- subject(s): Nematoda 'Soil and freshwater nematodes' -- subject(s): Freshwater nematodes, Soil nematodes, Nematoda
What phylum does the nematode belong to?
Nematodes belong to the phylum Nematoda.
What is the Rank of nematodes in animal kingdom?
Kingdom Animalia. Phylum Nematoda.
What class do nematodes fall under?
Class: Nematoda Phylum Adenophorea OR Secernentea
Which phylum is also known as phylum nematoda?
Nematodes are also known as roundworms.
What type of symmetry do nematodas have?
The nematodes(members of phylum Nematoda) exhibit bileteral symmetry.
How does the nematoda body plan differs from that of annelida?
Nematodes do not have segmented bodies like annelid do.
What is the scientific name for nematode?
Nematodes are divided into two classes; Andenophorea and Secernentea and their phylum is Nematoda.
What has the author Don C Norton written?
Don C. Norton has written: 'Ecology of plant-parasitic nematodes' -- subject(s): Ecology, Nematoda, Plant nematodes
What are the classes in phylum nematodes?
Some classes in the phylum Nematoda include Enoplea and Chromadorea. These classes are based on morphological and genetic differences among nematodes.
