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Notes On Platyhlminthis

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CHARACTERISTICS OF PLATYHELMINTHIS

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  1. CHARACTERISTICS OF PLATYHELMINTHES 1. They are also known as flatworms. 2. They are bilaterally symmetric. 3. Segmentation is absent. 4. They are triploblastic. 5. They are invertebrates. 6. Their worm like bodies are soft, unsegmented and dorsoventrally flattened. 7. They are mostly parasitic, while some are carnivores. 8. Nearly, all are aquatic (mostly marine), some being terrestrial. 9. They possess no internal body cavity. Circulatory and respiratory organs are absent. 10. Digestive system is incomplete. 11. Usually hermaphrodite. 12. Fertilisation is internal. 13. Eggs possess yolk and is covered by shell. 14. Larva are free swimming. 15.
  2. parasitic fluke planaria ta eworm Fig: Certain examples of flatworms