What  are the parasitic adaptations of  Platyhelminthes and Aschelminthes?

Parasitic adaptations  of platyhelminthes are as follows:
  • Reduced nervous system and other systems
  • High reproducibility
  • Development of suckers and hooks etc.
  • Protective body covering that protects the organism from digestive enzymes.
  • Anaerobic respiration

Parasitic adaptations  of aschelminthes are as follows:
  • Hydrostatic skeleton which allows movement in all directions without spending much energy
  • Protective body covering that protects the organism from digestive enzymes.
  • Anaerobic respiration
  • High reproducibility

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as a parasite platythelminthes(tapeworms) live in the host bodies and absorbs nutrients from their body.
for example, taenia lives in our small intestine and liver fluke lives in our liver and causes a harm to us.
aschelminthes like earthworms decomposes things and the acts as friends of the farmers by eating the harmful insects on the plants.
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