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The phylum name Platyhelminthes literally means flatworms.. Members of this phylum are soft, thin-bodied, leaf or ribbonlike worms, including the familiar planaria of ponds and streams, as well as the flukes and tapeworms parasitic in human and other animal bodies.
Platyhelminthes. (flatworms), a large group of bilaterally symmetrical free-living or parasitic invertebrates. The Platyhelminthes are classified as a subphylum of the phylum Scolecida or as a separate phylum. Flatworms range in length from 0.1 mm to several meters. The body is usually flattened and oval or somewhat elongate. It may be unsegmented or divided into several segments (tapeworms).