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What are the major classes of flatworms?
Flatworms are divided into two groups, parasitic and nonparasitic. The parasitic types, which live off of other organisms, consist of Cestoda, Trematoda, and Monogenea flatworms.
What is a trematode?
Trematode-- Any parasitic flatworm of the class Trematoda, as the liver fluke.
What are the largest groups of flatworms?
Trematoda
What kind of flatworms are there?
Cestoda, Turbellaria, Trematoda, and Monogenea
What are the three main classes of flatworms?
Turbellaria , Trematoda and cestoda
What is the difference between trematoda and turbellaria?
class turbellaria isncludes the members which are free living and class trematoda includes parasitic species
Are planarians non parasitic flatworms?
Yes, planarians are non-parasitic flatworms
What is the scientific name for flatworms?
The scientific name for flatworms is Platyhelminthes.
What are the three major phyla of worms?
Flatworms are divided into two groups, parasitic and nonparasitic. The parasitic types, which live off of other organisms, consist of Cestoda, Trematoda, and Monogenea flatworms.
What branch of biology is the tapeworm?
They belong in the Phylum Platyhelminthes (free living and parasitic flatworms)of the KingdomAnimalia. Within that phylum, they're classified in the parasitic Class Cestoda.
Are flatworms parasitic?
Yes, flatworms themselves are parasitic. Their eggs, however, can exist for long periods outside any host.
Planarians are parasitic segmented worms?
Planarians are neither parasitic or segmented. They are flatworms.
