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What subkingdom is Phylum Platyhelminthes apart of
Subkingdom Bilateria
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What division is Phylum Platyhelminthes apart of
Division Protostomia
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Synapomorphies of Phylum Platyhelminthes
Rhabdite cells
Flame cells
Endolecithal eggs
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Rhabdite cells
Specialized mucus-secreting cells that assist in locomotion by creating a viscous slime over which free-living flatworms can glide with the use pf abundant cilia on their ventral surface
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Flame cells
Also called protonephridia are specialized flagellated cells associated with the elimination of nitrogenous waste products from the body
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Endolecithal
Means inside yolk which refers to the storage of large grains of yolk within vacuoles of the eggs of flatworms
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Triploblast
Composed of three germ layers
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What body arrangement does Phylum Platyhelminthes have
Triploblastic
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What are the three germ layers
Endoderm
Mesoderm
Ectoderm
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What type of body symmetry does Phylum Platyhelminthes have
Bilateral
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Cephalized
They concentrate sensory structures at one end of the body
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Class Turbellaria number
3,000
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Where are Class Turbellaria found
Marine
Freshwater
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Do Class Turbellaria need a host
No they are free-living
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Ocellus
Type of eye in Class Turbellaria
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Pharynx
Scrapes and ingests food
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Pharyngeal cavity
The infoldings of the body that the pharynx is stored
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Mouth
Opening of the pharynx
Located at the posterior end
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Diverticulae
Blind end pocket that Anterior and posterior trunk both branch into
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Intestine
Branches from the pharynx into the anterior and posterior trunks
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Monoeceous
Having both male and female reproductive organs
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Pharyngeal sheath
The extension of the epidermis that is a single layer of cells that also lines the outside of the Pharyngeal cavity
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Circular muscles
Wraps around the body
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Longitudinal muscle
Runs anterior to posterior
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Dorsoventral muscle
Bands of muscles that can also be seen extending from the dorsal epidermis to the ventral epidermis
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Parenchyma
Poorly defined masses of cells between muscles and segments of the gut