Platyhelminthes Flashcards
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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
How turbellarians eat and excrete
Through pharynx, it is their mouth and anus
The nervous system of turbellarians
Ladder tyoe
They feed on host
Parasitic platyhelminthes
Where is mouth of turbellarians located
Ventral
Where is mouth of monogeneans and trematodes at
Anterior
Type and shape of monogenean and trematodal intestine
Blind and y shaped
They don’t have distinct digestive system as they fully rely on host’s digestive system
Cestoda
Systems used to remove waste substances
Excretory system
System for regulating water levels inside the body
Osmoregulatory system
