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Among platyhelminthes, body segmentation is found in
Among platyhelminthes, body segmentation is found in
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The correct option is B Cestoda
Platyhelminthes are a phylum of simple bilaterian, unsegmented, soft-bodied invertebrate which can be free-living or parasites. Cestoda, Trematoda are parasitic while Turbellaria contains free-living worms. Cestoda has tapeworm as a major species where the body is composed of successive segments called proglottids. The sum of these is called a strobila, which is thin and resembles a strip of tape and hence the name.
So, the correct answer is option B.
Platyhelminthes are a phylum of simple bilaterian, unsegmented, soft-bodied invertebrate which can be free-living or parasites. Cestoda, Trematoda are parasitic while Turbellaria contains free-living worms. Cestoda has tapeworm as a major species where the body is composed of successive segments called proglottids. The sum of these is called a strobila, which is thin and resembles a strip of tape and hence the name.
So, the correct answer is option B.
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