Chapter 19 The Triploblastic, Acoelomate Body Plan

Platyhelminthes. Arizona's Tree of Life Web Page. Pictures, characteristics, phylogenetic relationships, references on flatworms. A picture of a flatworm, and a link to trematodes (aspidogastreans).

Planaria. A nice photomicrograph of a planarian, FAQs, and information on how to keep a planarian culture alive.

Phylum Platyhelminthes. University of Michigan site on phylum Platyhelminthes. Pictures, information on the phylum. Links to the four classes of flatworms with a wealth of information on each group and many species in particular.

Phylum Platyhelminthes. A nice site with photomicrographs of various flatworms.

National Center for Infectious Diseases. This CDC site has many links to information on bacterial, viral, protozoan, and worm-related diseases (primarily affecting humans).

Schistosomiasis. This CDC site contains information on the effects of the schistosome worm on humans.

Turbellarians. Keys to Marine Invertebrates of the Woods Hole Region. Descriptive information, definition of terminology, and keys to the flatworms of the Woods Hole Region.

Diphyllobothrium spp. A FDA supported page with information on Diphyllobothrium (a genus of tapeworm found in fish, transmissible to humans).

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