Taenia · Tapeworm

Taenia belongs to phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms).

KingdomAnimaliaPhylumPlatyhelminthes

Worth remembering: An endoparasite in the human gut.

Classification of Taenia

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumPlatyhelminthesFlatworms
Common nameTapeworm
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

FasciolaLiver flukePlatyhelminthes
PlanariaPlanarianPlatyhelminthesFamous for regeneration.

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