helminths mahaba yahoo Flashcards
how many species of helminths are there!?
500,000 bro
majority of helminths are?
Free-livng! XD
nematodes can be divided into two classes based on the presence of chemoreceptors
Class plasmidia and class aphasmidia
Possesses caudal chemoreceptors called phasmids
Class phasmidia
lacks caudal chemoreceptors
Class aphasmidia
Examples of aphasmidia
Trichinella, trichuris and capillaria
Nematodes possess anterior or cephalic sensory organs called
amphids
The appearance of the esophagus also confers terms for the
nematodes!
If the esophagus is uniform throughout, the type is called
filariform
If the esophagus expands posteriorly into a bulb with a valve mechanism, it is referred to as
rhabtidiform
what type of muscles do nematodes have for locomotion
Nematodes
3 types of muscular nematodes
polymyarian - more than 5 rows of cells
meromyarian - between 2-5 rows of cells
holomyarian - less than two rows
nematodes have 2 cylindrical ovaries uteri, a vulva, and vagina.
man or woman
woman/female
Males possess what and what
a pair of copulatory spicules and thin walled copulatory bursa supported by thickened rays
Life cycle
Egg - larva - adult