Question

Why the animals of phylum platyhelminthes are called flatworms.

Answer 1

platyhelminthes are a group of invertebrates that are also flatworms because their bodies are dorseventrally flattened . there fore they appear like ribbon or leaf like creatures.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

Because they have a flag body.

The first triploblastic is Platyhelminthes.

Platyhelminthes :

• The body is bilateral symmetrical.
• The body is flattened and Ribbon shaped.
• It is a leaf like in appearance.
• Body cavity is absent.
• Digestive system is absent.
• Circulatory and respiratory systems are absent.