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Overview of Worm Phyla and Classes

The document outlines four major invertebrate phyla - Platyhelminthes, Aschelminthes, Annelida, and Mollusca. Platyhelminthes includes flatworm classes like trematodes, cestodes, turbellaria, and monogenea. Examples given are planaria and tapeworms. Aschelminthes are roundworms known as nematodes, rotifers, and gastrotricha. Examples include hookworms, roundworms, and pinworms. Annelida are the segmented worms, with classes like polychaetes, oligochaetes, hirudinea, and archiannel

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Overview of Worm Phyla and Classes

The document outlines four major invertebrate phyla - Platyhelminthes, Aschelminthes, Annelida, and Mollusca. Platyhelminthes includes flatworm classes like trematodes, cestodes, turbellaria, and monogenea. Examples given are planaria and tapeworms. Aschelminthes are roundworms known as nematodes, rotifers, and gastrotricha. Examples include hookworms, roundworms, and pinworms. Annelida are the segmented worms, with classes like polychaetes, oligochaetes, hirudinea, and archiannel

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Platy = flat helmith = worm

Platyhelminthes Classes

 Trematoda
 Cestoda
 Tulbellaria
 Monogenea

Example of Platyhelminthes

 Planeria (freshwater tapeworm)


 Liver flukes (fasciola)
 Beef tapeworm (taenia saginata)
 Tainia (Tapeworm)
 Opisthorcis

Aschelminthes (Sac Worms) roundworms

Askos = cavity helmith = worms

Aschelminthes Classes

 Nematodes
 Rotifers
 Gastrotricha
 Echinodera
 Nematormopha (hair worm)
 Gnathostomulida

Example of Aschelminthes

 Hookworms (Ancyclostoma)(class nematodes)


 Roundworms (Ascaris)
 Pinworms (Enterobius)
 Philodina (class Rotifera)
 Brachionus (class Rotifera)
 Colotheca (class Rotifera)
 Gordius

Annelida (Segmented Worms)


Classes of Annelida

 Polychaeta (poly = many chaete = hair)


 Oligochaeta (oligo = few chaete = hair)
 Hirudenea (hirudu = leech)
 Archiannelida (Arch = first)

Examples

 Earthworm (oligochaeta)
 Pot worm (oligochaeta)
 Ice worm (oligochaeta)
 Black worm (oligochaeta)
 Lugworm (polychaeta)
 Clam worm (polychaeta)
 Bristle worm(polychaeta)
 Feather dust worm (polychaeta)
 Leech (hirudenea)

Mollusca (soft bodied)

Classes of Mollusca

 Gastropods
 Bivalves
 Cephalopods

Examples

 Snails (gastropods)
 Slugs (gastropods)
 Clams (bivalves)
 Mussels (bivalves)
 Oyster (bivalves)
 Scallops (bivalves)
 Octopus (cephalopods)
 Squids (cephalopods)
 Cattle fish (cephalopods)

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