Question

What is the difference between phylum platyhelmenthis and nematoda on the basis of body structure

Answer 1

Answer:

1 . Nematodes are pseudocoelomates, while Platyhelminthes are acoelomates.

2 . Species of nematodes are higher than that of Platyhelminthes.

3 . Platyhelminthes have an incomplete gut whereas nematodes have a complete one.

4 . Unlike in nematodes, Platyhelminthes have flame cells to do the excretory functions.

5 . The body length of flatworms may vary from 1 mm or less to many meters. Unlike flatworms, most roundworms are microscopic.

6 . Platyhelminthes are hermaphroditic and nematodes are gonochoric