Phylum Platyhelminthes - flatworms

The Platyhelminthes previously included the Acoela and Nemertodermatida, but morphology, embryology, and molecular phylogeny suggest that they belong to a

: any worm of the phylum Platyhelminthes called also flatworm More from Merriam-Webster on platyhelminth : Encyclopedia article about

platyhelminthes Platyhelminthes have captivated the imagination of biologists for centuries Indeed, planarian flatworms were used as experimental models

platyhelminthes PLATYHELMINTHES Minot, 1876 · Flatworms · Types Collapse Expand · Specimens Collapse Expand · Images Collapse Expand · Misidentified Collapse Expand · No