Flatworms
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
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Subkingdom: | Eumetazoa |
Clade: | ParaHoxozoa |
Clade: | Bilateria |
Clade: | Nephrozoa |
Unranked: | Protostomia |
Unranked: | Spiralia |
Clade: | Rouphozoa |
Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
Source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System |
Flatworms are the simplest of the worm groups. There are roughly 20,000 species. Flatworms are found globally and can be free-living or parasitic. One of the best-known flatworms is the tapeworm.
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Attribute | Cnidarians and Ctenophores | Platyhelminthes (flatworms) | More "advanced" bilaterians }} |
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Bilateral symmetry | No | Yes | |
Number of main cell layers | Two, with jelly-like layer between them (mesoglea) | Three | |
Distinct brain | No | Yes | |
Specialized digestive system | No | Yes | |
Specialized excretory system | No | Yes | |
Body cavity containing internal organs | No | Yes | |
Specialized circulatory and respiratory organs | No | Yes |