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Is an earthworm a nematode?

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Created: 2022-04-06 11:06:13

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Invertebrate animals commonly called "worms" include annelids (earthworms and marine polychaete or bristle worms), nematodes (roundworms), platyhelminthes (flatworms), marine nemertean worms ("bootlace worms"), marine Chaetognatha (arrow worms), priapulid worms, and insect larvae such as grubs and maggots.


What is the difference between nematodes and earthworms?

The key difference between nematodes and annelids is that nematodes are roundworms which are not segmented while annelids are true segmented worms. The presence and absence of a true coelom is another difference between nematodes and annelids.

What worms are called nematodes?

Nematode parasites of animals occur in almost all organs of the body, but the most common sites are in the alimentary, circulatory, and respiratory systems. Some of these worms are known by such common names as hookworm, lungworm, pinworm, threadworm, whipworm, and eelworm.

What type of animal is an earthworm?

An earthworm is a terrestrial invertebrate that belongs to the phylum Annelida. They exhibit a tube-within-a-tube body plan; they are externally segmented with corresponding internal segmentation; and they usually have setae on all segments.

What are 3 types of nematodes?

The most common genera are Aphelenchoides (foliar nematodes), Ditylenchus, Globodera (potato cyst nematodes), Heterodera (soybean cyst nematodes), Longidorus, Meloidogyne (root-knot nematodes), Nacobbus, Pratylenchus (lesion nematodes), Trichodorus, and Xiphinema (dagger nematodes).

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