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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.
The scientific name of a species is usually presented in Latin, and often relates to a distinctive aspect of its body form. For example, the Dusky Flatheadâs scientific name is Platycephalus fuscus.The genus (Platycephalus) is derived from the Latin platy, meaning flat and cephalus, meaning head.he scientific process of naming any life form involves assigning each species a unique two word scientific or Latin name. The first word is the generic name (genus) and the second the species name.