Helminths Flashcards
1
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Platyhelminths:
A
Flatworms: tapeworms (cestodes) and flutes (trematodes).
2
Q
Aschelminths:
A
Nematodes.
3
Q
Describe trematodes.
A
Flat ovoid bodies.
4
Q
Describe nematodes.
A
Long cylindrical unsegmented bodies.
5
Q
Describe cestodes.
A
Long, segmented ribbon-like bodies.
6
Q
Intermediate (secondary) host:
A
Larval development occurs here
7
Q
Transport host:
A
No parasitic development but may be essential.
8
Q
Definitive (final) host:
A
Adulthood und mating occur here.
9
Q
Sexes of nematodes and trematodes?
A
Nematodes: separate
Trematodes: separate or hermaphroditic
10
Q
Sexes of cestodes?
A
Hermaphroditic.
11
Q
Life cycle of helminths?
A
Egg, larval, and adult.
