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Some are e.g. liver flukes, but others are not e.g. a whale's fluke.
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What are the ecological relationship of flukes?
ecological relationships of flukes
Parasitic flatworms of the class Trematoda?
Flukes
What does a flatworm?
they are consumer or predators and they are parasitic like tapeworms and flukes
What does flatworms eat?
they are consumer or predators and they are parasitic like tapeworms and flukes
Are planarians parasitic?
Planarians are free living and not parasitic. Other classes of their phylum, including flukes and tapeworms, are parasitic when they live inside another organism.
Are flukes segmented?
Flukes are a type of tapeworm that is parasitic. They have suctioned mouths and are generally not segmented. Most are only a few centimeters long.
Is it true that flukes and tapeworms are best described as detritus feeders?
Trinchinosis is usually caused by eating flukes in raw fish
What is the relationship between elk and flukes?
It is a symbiotic relatiionship, a parasitic relationship, meaning it benefits the parasite but harms the host. Flukes--Parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbiosis
What phylum do flukes belong to?
Flukes belong to the phylum Platyhelminthes, which are also known as flatworms. These parasitic flatworms can be found in various hosts, including humans.
What is capillarasis?
Capillariasis is a parasitic infection. The infection is caused by several types of nematodes: flatworms such as liver flukes, and roundworms.
Are all members of phylum Platyhelminthes parasitic?
No, not all members of phylum Platyhelminthes are parasitic. While some species within this phylum are parasitic, like tapeworms and flukes, others are free-living and can be found in various aquatic and terrestrial environments.
What are the examples platyhelminthes?
turbelliona (its either ona or ana) tapeworm fluke planaria
