Principles of Biology
Principles of Biology
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The way the flatworms breathe.

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Flatworms belong to Phylum Platyhelminths. Characteristics include bilateral symmetry and triploblasty and non-segmented body. They are hermaphrodites, i.e., they possess reproductive organs from both sexes. Most flatworms can reproduce both sexually and asexually. Also, it may be directly (through laying eggs) or indirectly (ciliated larval form). They are both free-living and parasitic. Examples of free-living platyhelminths are flatworms, while parasitic platyhelminths include tapeworms.

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