Turbellaria - Wikipedia The Turbellaria are one of the traditional sub-divisions of the phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms), and include all the sub-groups that are not exclusively parasitic
Class Turbellaria - Characteristics, Habitat, Reproduction Life Cycle Class Turbellaria ** Characteristics, Habitat, Reproduction and Life Cycle Overview: Introduction to Turbellarians With over 3000 members (species), Turbellaria is a class of the phylum Platyhelminthes As such, they are multicellular flatworms characterized by flattened appearance
ADW: Turbellaria: INFORMATION Class Turbellaria has approximately 3000 species in 12 orders Most are marine and benthic, but some also inhabit fresh water and moist temperate and tropical terrestrial habitats The order Temnocephalida is entirely commensal or parasitic, but some members of other orders are commensal as well
Turbellaria - Taxonomy Turbellarians are the largely free-living flatworms---those that don't parasitize other animals---while the other classes encompass the obligate parasites, most of which live in or on the bodies of vertebrates Turbellaria is, in particular, considered an invalid class because it is not monophyletic
Turbellaria: Non-Parasitic Flatworms Including Acoela Tricladida There are about 3,000 known species of Turbellaria, most of which are marine They are the most primitive of the Platyhelminthes (Flatworms) and as far as we know, the other three classes of Platyhelminthes all evolved from the Turbellaria
Turbellarians (Planarians; Free-Living Flatworms) Unlike their parasitic cousins in the flatworm group, turbellarians, or planarians, are tiny carnivores or detritus-eaters that glide smoothly across submerged leaves and other objects
Turbellarians - Encyclopedia. com Turbellaria (phylum Platyhelminthes) A class of worms, most of which are not parasites The epidermis of most is ciliated Almost all have a cavity for the gut and a ventral mouth with a well-developed pharynx
Turbellaria - Definition and Examples - Biology Online Dictionary Turbellaria is comprised of flatworm species (turbellarians) that are not exclusively parasitic and possess a body covered externally with vibrating cilia They have flat, ribbon-like, or leaf-like shapes
Class Turbellaria - iNaturalist The Turbellaria are one of the traditional sub-divisions of the phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms), and include all the sub-groups that are not exclusively parasitic There are about 4,500 species, which range from 1 mm (0 039 in) to large freshwater forms more than 500 mm (20 in) long or terrestrial species like Bipalium kewense which can
Flatworm (Turbellaria) - EcoSpark Learn about the flatworm (Turbellaria spp ) benthic macroinvertebrate by exploring the life cycle, feeding habitats, interesting facts and its role in the food chain Watch videos of the live benthics to see how they move and view pictures of their different life stages