Basic Clinical Laboratory Techniques 6E
6th Edition
ISBN:9781133893943
Author:ESTRIDGE
Publisher:ESTRIDGE
Chapter8: Basic Parasitology
Section8.2: Collecting And Processing Specimens For Parasite Detection
Problem 14RQ
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What do you think are the most important and interesting traits of worm bodies? Why do you think they are so numerous and so successful?
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The animals with long bodies and no arms or legs are classified as worms. They are generally classified as flatworms and roundworms.
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Traits of worm bodies.
Flatworms
- The worms in the phylum Platyhelminthes are called flatworms.
- The body of the animals is slender and flat like so they are known as flatworms.
- They are mostly endoparasite or free-living.
- They do not have coelom and they are bilaterally symmetrical.
- Their body is made up of three layers ectoderm, endoderm, and mesoderm.
- They are mostly hermaphrodite.
Roundworms
- The worms in phylum aschelminthes are roundworms.
- They are nonsegmented and covered with cuticle.
- They do not have a respiratory system.
- They are generally unisexual
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