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Worms Notes

Worms Notes. 3 Major Phylum of Worms Platyhelminthes (Flatworms) Nematodes (Round Worms) Annelida (Segmented Worms). Platyhelminthes: The flatworms. Bilateral Symmetry & Acoelomate flattened body structure

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Worms Notes

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  1. Worms Notes • 3 Major Phylum of Worms • Platyhelminthes (Flatworms) • Nematodes (Round Worms) • Annelida (Segmented Worms)

  2. Platyhelminthes: The flatworms Bilateral Symmetry & Acoelomate flattened body structure • Tapeworms: Class Cestoda. Body grows from a head (Scolex) with segmented body segments. No central gut. Body segments contain 2 parts: Digestive and Sexual sections. Food is ingested through the skin. Can Grow to over 50 Feet in Length! • Flukes: Class Trematoda. Parasites, causes diseases to hosts such as Schistosomiasis • Planarians: Class Turbellaria. Free living, contain a simple nervous system and simple digestive system. Eye spots detect light shades but can’t see images.

  3. Nematodes (Round Worms) Found Mostly in Sediments in the Ocean, Numbers in the millions per square meter Parasites on the gut cavity of many animals. In humans cause Elephantiasis & Guinea Worm Can only move side to side, no muscles wrapped around the body only elongated Simple gut track (entrance and exit) Eggs expelled out the anal end when opportunity knocks.

  4. Roundworms infecting a foot

  5. Guinea worm

  6. What is a segmented worm? Food is taken in by the mouth, an opening in the anterior end of the worm, and wastes are released through the anus, an opening at the posterior end. Section 27.2 Summary – pages 728-733

  7. What is a segmented worm? • Most segmented worms have tiny bristles called setae (SEE tee) on each segment. • The setae help segmented worms move by providing a way to anchor their bodies in the soil so each segment can move the animal along. Setae Section 27.2 Summary – pages 728-733

  8. Digestion and excretion Gizzard Crop Mouth • In the gizzard, a muscular sac and hard particles help grind soil and food before they pass into the intestine.

  9. Leeches • Segmented worms Class Hirudinea • Parasites of the blood. Saliva contains an Anticoagulant.

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