Phylum Platyhelminthes EKU扁形动物门滑动.pptVIP

Phylum : PlatyhelminthesThe Flatworms Acoelomates Classes of Platyhelminthes Class Turbellaria (e.g., Planaria) The Flukes Class Trematoda (e.g., Fascioloaris, Clonorchis) Class Monogenea Class Cestoda (e.g., Taenia) General Characteristics Free-living or parasitic Bilaterally symmetrical, and dorsoventrally flattened First animals with 3 germ layers - triploblastic Ectodermis Mesodermis Endodermis Epidermis has cilia or cuticle Coelom lacking (acoelomate) General Characteristics cont. Digestive system incomplete Excretory system – protonephridia Nervous system – ladder-like Respiratory, circulatory, and skeletal system lacking Most monecious Some have fragmentation and regeneration (Asexual) Figure 14.01 Class TurbellariaFreeliving Flatworms Free-living Ciliated epidermis Mouth ventral Digestive system incomplete Dugesia w.m. Figure 14.02 Figure 14.co Trematoda and Monogenea The Flukes Endoparasites Cuticle covering body Oral sucker surrounds mouth Ventral sucker used for attachment Complex life cycles Clonorchis Clonorchis CestodaThe Tapeworms Endoparasites Body consists of proglottids and scolex Proglottids snapshots of development Scolex has structures for attachment (Hooks, suckers and rostellum) No digestive system Figure 14.18 Figure 14.19 Taenia scolex Figure 14.20 Taenia – can get to 30+ feet long * * Eyespots Auricle Freshwater Flatworm Marine Flatworm Marine Flatworm One Intermediate host Shistosoma – Blood Fuke Two Intermediate hosts Clonorchis – Chinese liver fluke Mature Proglottids