Question

Give any eight characteristics of phylum nematode.

Answer 1

Phylum Nematoda:

1. It belongs to the Kingdom Animalia.
2. It is an elongated cylindrical worm that can live as a parasite in animals or plants or as a free-living organism in soil or water.
3. It is also called as roundworms.

Characteristics of phylum Nematoda:

1. The body is elongated and cylindrical, with pointed ends.
2. All nematode species are endoparasitic.
3. They are called roundworms because their cross-section is round.
4. These creatures are bilaterally symmetrical, unsegmented, and triploblastic.
5. These are pseudocoelomates with the tissue-level organization but no true organs.
6. They can move their bodies in a variety of ways.
7. The body wall has longitudinal muscles as well as an elastic cuticle.
8. Males are taller than females.
9. Example- Ascaris.