The Aschelminthes also known as Aeschelminthes , closely associated with the Platyhelminthes , are an obsolete phylum of pseudocoelomate and other similar animals that are no longer considered closely related and have been promoted to phyla in their own right. The term Aschelminth is now generally only used as an informal name for any member of the approximately ten different invertebrate phyla formerly included within Aschelminthes. It is considered a polyphyletic group. ref name pmid8524046 cite journal author Winnepenninckx B, Backeljau T, Mackey LY, et al. title 18S rRNA data indicate that Aschelminthes are polyphyletic in origin and consist of at least three distinct clades journal Mol. Biol. Evol. volume 12 issue 6 pages 1132 7 year 1995 month November pmid 8524046 doi url http mbe.oxfordjournals.org cgi pmidlookup?view long&pmid 8524046 ref Subdivisions Although invertebrate experts Fact date October 2008 do not necessarily agree on these categorizations, groups that are generally incorporated into Aschelminthes include Acanthocephala Chaetognatha Symbion Cycliophora Gastrotrich a Kinorhyncha Loricifera Roundworm Nematoda Nematomorpha Priapulida Rotifer a In addition, Priapulida , Entoprocta , and Tardigrade Tardigrada are sometimes included. Fact date June 2009 Also, aschelminthes are platyhelminthes. References reflist External links http www.ucmp.berkeley.edu aschelminthes aschelminthes.html Introduction to the Aschelminth Phyla http www.ltcconline.net kloss bio212 ch 11.htm Aschelminth information page Animalia Category Zoology Category Obsolete taxonomic groups roa rup Nemathelminthes ca Pseudocelomat cs Hl sti de Schlauchw rmer es Pseudocoelomata fr Aschelminthes gl Pseudocelomado ko id Nemathelminthes it Pseudoceloma ka oc Aschelminthe pl Oble ce pt Asquelminto ru sk Pseudocoelomata sl Valjasti rvi sr zh ... more details
s, aschelminth s . Many thrive as parasitism parasites of plants e.g., aschelminths and animals ... 1 mm 0.04 inch in certain aschelminth s to more than 30 m 100 feet in certain ribbon ... more details
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