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The term 'Fluke' can many different things but it is the common name of phylum Platyhelminthes or Liver fluke. This is a type of flat worm, a parasite that attaches itself to the liver of mammals (including humans) and feeds on blood.
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What are the ecological relationship of flukes?
ecological relationships of flukes
Planarians flukes and leeches are?
Turbellarians
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.
What are 3 endoparasites sheep can get?
roundworms, tapeworms, and flukes
What do liver fluke eat?
While living in the livers of mammals, adult liver flukes feed on blood.
How does the killer whale move?
It moves its flukes up and down.
What are blood flukes?
What are blood flukes?
How does the dolphin move?
Dolphins use their flukes for propulsion through the water. Fish move their tailfins from right to left (side-to-side). Conversely, dolphins move their flukes up and down (dorsal-ventral). These movements are powered by a very strong muscle called the peduncle and allow bottlenose dolphins to swim upwards of 20 mph!
What organs are infected by the types of flukes?
There are many types of flukes for different animals. In humans, we can be infected with a couple of types of liver flukes, a lung fluke, and blood flukes.
How does the common dolphin move?
Dolphins use their flukes for propulsion through the water. Fish move their tailfins from right to left (side-to-side). Conversely, dolphins move their flukes up and down (dorsal-ventral). These movements are powered by a very strong muscle called the peduncle and allow bottlenose dolphins to swim upwards of 20 mph!
Are the powerful tail fins of a whale called flippers or flukes?
Whales' front limbs are called fins. Only some whales have back limbs, which are very small. The tail is divided into two extensions called flukes. Most whales also have a dorsal fin.
What are the ecological relationship of flukes?
ecological relationships of flukes
Do tunas move their tails side to side when they swim?
Yes, Tuna - as all fish and sharks do - move their tails side to side when swimming. Whales and dolphins however, move their flukes up and down.
Are flukes parasitic?
Some are e.g. liver flukes, but others are not e.g. a whale's fluke.
What are flukes like?
Trematodes, or flukes, are flat, leaf-shaped, and range in length from a few millimeters to 75 millimeters. Intestinal flukes are primarily found in the Asian continent.
How do killer whales move?
Killer Whales (Orcas) propel themselves with their tail which have to very large horizontal flukes on them. The motion they employ to accomplish this is a vertical up and down motion similar to what humans do when doing sit-ups.An orca moves in the same way a dolphin does. They move their flukes up and down. The flukes are the flat part on its tail. As it moves its tail up, its muscles tighten. As it moves down, they relax.The Orca has large flukes (its tail) that move up and down to generate thrust and motion through the water. It is has a top speed of over 30 knots, and can, with a bit of a run, launch its multi-ton body completely clear of the water in a maneuver called breaching. A link is provided.Orcas move by lifting and dropping their tail. They also have a dorsal fin on their back is so they do not roll in the water when swimming, and the flippers are used for turning.
Why is the relationship between elk and flukes parasitism?
flukes inhabit the elk veins and feed off of them, causing harm
