Platyhelminthes Flashcards
The classes that make up the Platyhelminthes are
Turbellaria (planarians
Trematoda (flukes)
Cestoda (tapeworms)
Turbellaria are also known as
planarians
Trematoda are also known as
flukes
Cestoda are also known as
tapeworms
A genus within Turbellaria is
Dugesia
Two genuses within the Trematoda are
Fasciola and Schistosoma
A genus within the Cestoda is
Taenia
Platyhelminthes have how many germ layers
three
Platyhelminthes have no coelom which makes them
acoelomates
Platyhelminthes have cephalization which means that
they have an obvious “head” end
Platyhelminthes have a digestive tract.
incomplete
Platyhelminthes are characterized by their
flattened bodies
How do planarians feed?
by everting their ventral pharynx
What structure allows planarians to move?
cilia on their ventral side
planarians have the amazing ability to
regenerate
flukes and tapeworms are both
endoparasites
tapeworms have no
mouth or gut
The scolex of tapeworms is made up of
hooks and suckers