Platyhelminthes Flashcards
Protective layer of turbellaria
Rhabdites
Found in epidermis that attach and quickly detach turbellarians
Dual gland adhesive organs
Slender, leaf like and ribbon like
Platyhelminthes
External covering of specialized epidermis present in parasitic platyhelminthes
Syncytial teguments (neodermis)
Free living platyhelminthes
Turbellarians
Ectoparasite platyhelminthes
Monogenea
Endoparasite platyhelminthes
Trematoda and cestoda
They are nonciliated platyhelminthes
Parasitic platyhelminthes
It protects parasitic platyhelminthes from digestive and metabolic mechanisms
Neodermis
They dont have mouth and use host’s digestive system for absorption of nutrients
Cestoda and trematoda
They have pharynx that extends through the ventral mouth
Turbellarians
It forms the GASTROVASCULAR CAVITY
One anterior and two posterior intestines
They have GASTROVASCULAR CAVITY For digestion and nutrient absorption
Turbellarians
Carnivore platyhelminthes
Turbellarians
The way platyhelminthes feed
Trap food in mucous secreted by glands and rhabdites