VCSU Macro-Invertabrate Lab
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Phylum key (cont.)
Key to the Non–Segmented Worms
Phylum Platyhelminthes - The Platyhelminthes are flattened and will exhibit bilateral symmetry (Fig. 1). Eye spots are generally visible (Fig. 2). Overall body appears as in Figure 3.
Bilateral Symmetry Eye Spots Platyhelminthes
Phylum Nematomorpha - The body is long and cylindrical (Fig. 4). The anterior and posterior ends of the body are rounded and sometimes lobed (Fig. 5). Overall body appears as in Figure 6.
Rounded body Rounded Posterior Nematomorpha
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