What are the harmful effects of Phylum Gastrotricha?

Answer 1

Hairy-bellied worms, includes approximately 790 currently known species of small, bilaterally symmetrical, acoelomate organisms found in marine, brackish, and fresh waters worldwide. Nowhere in the literature is any information on their harmful effects on their environment nor on humans. There is a little bit about harmful effect caused by humans on them.

Answer 2

Phylum Gastrotricha includes tiny aquatic animals, and while there are species that can be harmful, there are no direct harmful effects associated with the entire phylum. However, some species within the phylum can be parasitic, meaning they may cause harm to their host organisms. Additionally, certain species can become invasive and disrupt ecosystems, but this is not a general characteristic of the phylum as a whole.