Planaria · Planarian

Planaria belongs to phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms).

KingdomAnimaliaPhylumPlatyhelminthes

Worth remembering: Famous for regeneration.

Classification of Planaria

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumPlatyhelminthesFlatworms
Common namePlanarian
NCERTClass 11 Biology, Chapter 4: Animal Kingdom

Why it's in Platyhelminthes

Platyhelminthes: Flattened top to bottom, bilaterally symmetrical and acoelomate; flame cells for excretion; mostly parasitic, with hooks and suckers.

Other NCERT examples of Platyhelminthes

TaeniaTapewormPlatyhelminthesAn endoparasite in the human gut.
FasciolaLiver flukePlatyhelminthes

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