Platyhelminthes notes

Platyhelminthes

What is the difference between Platyhelminthes and Nematoda? Platyhelminthes is an acoelomate animal while Nematoda is a pseudocoelomate animal. Nematoda..

Since flatworms have bilateral symmetry they can reproduce asexually. The body will breakoff into two piece and each peice will become a new worm.

Notes over the phylum platyhelminthes, which includes flatworms such as the planarian and tapeworm. A powerpoint presentation follows the notes; intended for biology students.

Class Turbellaria is of the Phylum Platyhelminthes. As such, they are multicellular flatworms found in many aquatic habitats and some terrestrial environments.

Diagram of a Nematoda