Platyhelminthes

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Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, flat) + ἕλμινς (hélmins, parasitic worm).

Proper noun

Platyhelminthes

  1. The flatworms
    1. A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Protostomia.
    2. A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Spiralia.[1]

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References

  1. Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521
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