Animal Kingdom Question 869
Question: Platyhelminthes are called as [AFMC 1983]
Options:
A) Round worms
B) Flat worms
C) Blind worms
D) Tubicolous worms
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
The name ?platyhelminthes? has been derived from two Greek words -platys meaning broad or flat; and helmins or helminthos means worms.
The name ?platyhelminthes’ was first proposed by Gegenbauer in 1859.