Invertebrates - Platyhelminthes Flashcards by tylar neuman | Brainscape

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what are the characteristics of platyhelminthes?

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-have a muscle, nervous, digestive, and excretory system
-no respiratory or circulatory system
-acoelomate, protostomes

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what are the two lineages of flatworm?

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catenulida: chain worms, reproduce asexually by budding
rhabditophora: more diverse, include free-living and parasitic species

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what are two examples of flatworm?

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turbellarians: free-living, mostly marine
parasitic flatworms: trematodes and tapeworms

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