Aschelminthes


a major grouping (formerly a phylum) of small-to-microscopic pseudocoelomate organisms, as the rotifers, nematodes, and gastrotriches, all of which are now cl-ssified as separate phyla.
historical examples

the invertebrates: acanthocephala, aschelminthes, and endoprocta.
the biotic -ssociations of c-ckroaches louis m. roth

aschelminthes asc·hel·min·thes (āsk’hěl-mĭn’thēz’)
n.
a phylum of the metazoa that includes nematodes and other roundworms that are nonsegmented, bilaterally symmetrical, and cylindrical in form, with a pseudocele body cavity and rounded or pointed ends.

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