Bothrioneodermata is a clade of
flatworm
The flatworms, flat worms, Platyhelminthes, or platyhelminths (from the Greek πλατύ, ''platy'', meaning "flat" and ἕλμινς (root: ἑλμινθ-), ''helminth-'', meaning "worm") are a phylum of relatively simple bilaterian, unsegment ...
s containing the
Bothrioplanida
''Bothrioplana'' is a genus of freshwater flatworms, the sole genus in the family Bothrioplanidae and order Bothrioplanida.
Description
Species of ''Bothrioplana'' are small organisms, usually measuring 2–3 mm in length, but reaching up to 7 ...
and the
Neodermata
Neodermata is a clade of rhabditophoran flatworms containing the parasitic groups Trematoda, Monogenea and Cestoda.
Description
All neodermatans are parasites, in many groups having a free-swimming larval stage. The most striking feature uniti ...
.
References
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Platyhelminthes