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What are helminths?
Parasitic worms
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What domain do the helminths belong to?
Eukarya
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What Kingdom do helminths belong to?
Animalia
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What phyla do the Helminths belong to?
Platyhelminthes and Aschelminthes
- Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Platyhelminthes / Aschelminthes
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What is the common name for members of the phylum Platyhelminthes?
Flatworms (such as flukes and tapeworms)
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What is the common name for members of the phylum Aschelminthes?
Roundworms (such as hookworms , pinworms, and heartworms)
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What classes do the parasitic platyhelminths belong to?
Trematoda and Cestoda
- Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Platyhelminthes
- Class: Trematoda / Cestoda
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What are the trematodes?
Flukes
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What are the cestodes?
Tapeworms
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What class do the parasitic aschelminths belong to?
Nematoda
- Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Aschelminthes
- Class: Nematoda
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What are the nematodes?
Parasitic roundworms
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What is Ascaris lumbricoides?
Human intestinal roundworm
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Give the domain, kingdom, phylum, and class for Ascaris lumbricoides.
- Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Aschelminthes
- Class: Nematoda
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What stage of the life cycle of Ascaris lumbricoides is infectious?
Egg
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What is Necator americanus?
Hookworm
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Give the domain, kingdom, phylum, and class for Necator americanus.
- Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Aschelminthes
- Class: Nematoda
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What stage of the life cycle of Necator americanus is infectious?
Larva
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What is Paragonimus westermani?
Lung fluke
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Give the domain, kingdom, phylum, and class for Paragonimus westermani.
- Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Platyhelminthes
- Class: Trematoda
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What stage of the life cycle of Paragonimus westermani is infectious?
Cercaria
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What is Fasciola hepatica?
Liver fluke
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Give the domain, kingdom, phylum, and class for Fasciola hepatica.
- Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Platyhelminthes
- Class: Trematoda
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What stage of the life cycle of Fasciola hepatica is infectious?
Metacercaria
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What is Taenia solium?
Pork tapeworm
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Give the domain, kingdom, phylum, and class for Taenia solium.
- Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Platyhelminthes
- Class: Cestoda
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What stage of the life cycle of Taenia solium is infectious?
Cysticercus
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What is Schistosoma mansoni?
Blood fluke
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Give the domain, kingdom, phylum, and class for Schistosoma mansoni.
- Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Platyhelminthes
- Class: Trematoda
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What stage of the life cycle of Schistosoma mansoni is infectious?
Cercaria
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What is Clonorchis sinensis?
Asian liver fluke
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Give the domain, kingdom, phylum, and class of Clonorchis sinensis.
- Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Platyhelminthes
- Class: Trematoda
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What stage of the life cycle of Clonorchis sinensis is infectious?
Metacercaria
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