Flatworms: Reproduction and Taxonomy

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Many Platyhelminthes can reproduce ______________ as well as sexually.

asexually

In Platyhelminthes, the sense organs include ______________, Tactile and Chemoreceptive cells.

Ocelli

Turbellarians are characterized by having a ______________ epidermis with rhabdites.

ciliated

Parasitic flukes, like Cestodes, do not have a ______________ system.

digestive

In Platyhelminthes, digestion occurs ______________, and undigested food is egested through the pharynx.

extracellularly

Some Platyhelminthes are able to reproduce by ______________, resulting in chains of zooids.

fission

Class Trematoda has two subclasses: ______ and Digenea.

Apidogastrea

The ______ feature of Class Trematoda is the presence of two suckers.

most distinctive external

The body surfaces of Class Trematoda comprise a tough ______ tegument.

syncitial

The ______ capacity of Class Trematoda is increased.

reproductive

Transmission of ______ occurs in fresh water.

Schistosomiasis

Adult worms of Schistosomiasis live in the ______ that drain the urinary system.

veins

During breeding season, each individual develops both male and female ______ which usually opens through a common genital pore.

organs

The best-known turbellarians have light-sensitive ______ and centralized nerve nets.

eyespots

Class Turbellaria is characterized by being nearly all ______ and mostly marine.

free-living

Class Trematoda are parasitic ______ that live in or on other animals.

flukes

Platyhelminthes detect food from some distance by means of ______.

chemoreceptors

Platyhelminthes are largely ______ feeding on small crustaceans, nematodes, rotifers, and insects.

carnivorous

Learn about the reproductive habits of flatworms, including their hermaphroditic nature and development from cocoons or free-swimming larvae. Also, explore the taxonomy of flatworms, including the four classes: Turbellaria, Trematoda, Monogenea, and Cestoda.

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