Phylum Platyhelminthes - flatworms

platyhelminthes  Platyhelminthes the The Temnocephalida unquestionably belongs to Rhabdocoela Recent 18S rDNA data suggest that the main groups of freshwater rhabdocoels The parasitic Platyhelminthes contains three parasitic groups of flatworms, each having a unique morphology, and life style:

Platyhelminthes have captivated the imagination of biologists for centuries Indeed, planarian flatworms were used as experimental models Platyhelminthes are bilaterally symmetrical, soft-bodied and unsegmented animals, and are known as the �flatworms� because they are often dorso-ventrally

The meaning of PLATYHELMINTHES is a phylum of soft-bodied bilaterally symmetrical usually much flattened invertebrates comprising the planarians, flukes, Discover the Platyhelminthes common name and their definition Learn about Platyhelminthes