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n. - Flatworms.

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  • Here I'll add just one new point, illustrated by the flatworms, Platyhelminthes.
  • The phylum Platyhelminthes contains both parasitic worms and the free living flatworms.
  • Digeneans, like most other Platyhelminthes, have no special provisions for circulation but do have a lymphatic system.
  • All of these groups of Platyhelminthes are parasitic and have adapted their life cycles and body structures to help them better utilize their hosts.
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