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Give the characteristics of fiat worms, round worms and segmented worms. Give their phylum.

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Give the characteristics of fiat worms, round worms and segmented worms. Give their phylum.

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Flat worms

  • Phylumβ€”Platyhelminthes
  • Dorsoventrally flat, i.e., flat body from top to bottom.
  • No true body cavity.
  • Mostly hermaphrodite, i.e., male and female sex organs present in the same individual.

Round worms

  • Phylum Nematoda
  • Body is cylindrical.
  • Pseudocoelom (Sort of body (cavity).
  • Sexes are separate.

SegmentedΒ worms

  • Phylum Annelida
  • Body is segmented from head to tail.
  • True body cavity.
  • May be unisexual or bisexual.
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