Table of Contents
- 1 What kingdom and phylum are flatworms?
- 2 What phylum are the flat WoRMS under?
- 3 What are flat worms describe its characteristics?
- 4 Which phylum is also known as phylum Nematoda?
- 5 What is the scientific name of the phylum roundworms?
- 6 What is the genus of a platyhelminthes?
- 7 Which is the correct taxonomic classification for tapeworms?
- 8 Is the common earthworm in the same family?
What kingdom and phylum are flatworms?
Animal
Flatworm/Kingdom
Kingdom: Animalia – Flatworms fall under the animal kingdom that is characterized by multicellular eukaryotic organisms. In some classifications, they are also classified under the basal animal clade Eumetazoa since they are metazoans that fall under the animal kingdom (Kingdom Animalia).
What phylum are the flat WoRMS under?
Flatworm, also called platyhelminth, any of the phylum Platyhelminthes, a group of soft-bodied, usually much flattened invertebrates.
What is the classification of a flat worm?
Platyhelminthes
Flatworm/Scientific names
What are the 3 classes of phylum Platyhelminthes?
The Platyhelminthes includes three classes: the Turbellaria (free-living flatworms), the Trematoda (flukes), and the Cestoda (tapeworms).
What are flat worms describe its characteristics?
The main characteristics of flatworms (Figure below) include: Flatworms have no true body cavity, but they do have bilateral symmetry. Due to the lack of a body cavity, flatworms are known as acoelomates. Flatworms have an incomplete digestive system.
Which phylum is also known as phylum Nematoda?
roundworms
Commonly known as roundworms, nematodes are a group of worms that make up the phylum Nematoda. With well over 15,000 species identified today, they can be found in different habitats ranging from terrestrial to marine environments.
What kingdom is Platyhelminthes?
Flatworm/Kingdom
What is the genus of a Platyhelminthes?
Integrated Taxonomic Information System – Report
| Phylum | Platyhelminthes Minot, 1876 incertae sedis |
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| Species | Derostoma elongatum Schmarda, 1859 |
| Genus | Centrostomum Diesing, 1859 |
| Genus | Darwinia Pereyaslawzewa, 1892 |
What is the scientific name of the phylum roundworms?
Nematoda
Roundworms/Scientific names
What is the genus of a platyhelminthes?
Which worms belong to class trematoda?
The flukes (Trematoda) are a class of parasitic worms belonging to the phylum Platyhelminthes.
What kind of phylum does a flatworm belong to?
They are placed in the phylum Platyhelminthes along with organisms like Taenia solium because of their soft bodies. They share this phylum with about 25,000 other species of worms, including tapeworms. In Greek, the prefix platy means “flat” and helminthes means “worms.”.
Which is the correct taxonomic classification for tapeworms?
Taxonomic Classification. Domain- Eukarya Common Name- Tapeworms. Kingdom- Animalia Scientific Name- Cestodes. Phylum- Platyhelminths. Class- Cestoda. Order- Cyclophyllidea. Family- Taeniidae. Genus- Taenia. Species- Multiceps, Serialis, Brauni, Glomerata.
Is the common earthworm in the same family?
Though all species of earthworm are classified in the same class and order, they do not belong to the same family. Following is the classification of the common earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris).
How many species of flatworm are there in the world?
There are about 3,000 Turbellarians species known to man, such as this tiger flatworm (pictured to the right), and as far as scientists are concerned, the other three classes of Platyhelminthes derived from the Turbellarians. Amoung the 12 different orders within this class, our flatworm falls within amongst the other Polycladidas.