Title: 17 Major Difference between Roundworm and Tapeworm with Table - Core Differences
Headings: 17 Major Difference between Roundworm and Tapeworm with Table
17 Major Difference between Roundworm and Tapeworm with Table
What Is Roundworm?
What Is Tapeworm?
Comparison Chart: Roundworm Vs Tapeworm
Core Difference between Roundworm and Flatworm
Similarities between Roundworms and Tapeworms
Comparison Video
Summary

Content: Coelom
It is a pseudocoelomate animal
It is an acoelomate animal. Type of Protostomes
Belong to the superfamily Ecdysozoa. Belong to the superfamily Lophotrochozoa. Size
Grow up to 35 cm
Vary between 1 mm and 15 cm
Body Structure
The cylindrical body tapered to a fine point at each end. Has a flat tape-like body shape
Outer Covering
Cuticle
No cuticle
Segments
Has unsegmented body
Has segmented body
Head
Has sharp stylet for sucking
Have four tentacles used for sucking
Digestive System
Complete
Incomplete
Locomotion
Exhibits a gliding locomotion
Exhibits a thrashing motion
Reproduction
Hermaphrodites
Unisexual animals
Transmission
Through infected fecal matter or consuming animal tissue with worm larva. Through consuming infected fleas
Location
Small intestines
Intestine
Diagnosis
Reveal through fecal flotation exam
Reveal through the feces
Pathology
Large infection in lungs
Weight loss and fatigue
Examples
Filaria worms, Ascaris, Trichinella, hookworms, and pinworms
Taenia solium, Taenia saginata, Diphyllobothrium latum, and Echinococcus granulosus
Core Difference between Roundworm and Flatworm
A roundworm is a parasitic worm found in the intestines of mammals while tapeworm is a long ribbon-like flatworm found in the intestines
A roundworm belong to the phylum Nematoda while tapeworm in phylum Platyhelminthes
Roundworm is a pseudocoelomate animal whereas tapeworm is an acoelomate animal. Roundworm belongs to the superfamily Ecdysozoa while tapeworm to the superfamily Lophotrochozoa
Roundworm grow up to 35 cm while tapeworm vary between 1mm to 15 cm
Roundworm have cylindrical body tapered shape while tapeworm has a flat tape-like body structure
The outer covering of roundworm has cuticle while tapeworm does not have it
Roundworm have an unsegmented body while tapeworm have segmented body
Head of the roundworm has a sharp stylet for sucking while that of tapeworm has four tentacles used for sucking
Roundworm has a complete digestive system while tapeworm has an incomplete digestive system. Roundworm exhibits gliding locomotion while tapeworm exhibit a thrashing motion
Roundworms are hermaphrodites while tapeworms are unisexual
Roundworms are transmitted via infected fecal matter while tapeworm by consuming infected fleas
Roundworms are found inside the small intestines while tapeworm in the intestines
Roundworms are revealed through the fecal flotation exam while tapeworm in the feces
Roundworms cause large infection in the lungs while tapeworm cause weight loss and fatigue
Examples of roundworms are Filaria worms, Ascaris, Trichinella, hookworms, and pinworms while tapeworms are Taenia solium, Taenia saginata, Diphyllobothrium latum, and Echinococcus granulosus. Similarities between Roundworms and Tapeworms
Both belong to kingdom Animalia
Both are multicellular and mobile vertebrates
Both exhibit bilaterally symmetrical
Both show organ level organization
Both are triploblastic animals. Both are protostomes
Both are parasitic worms
Both have a complete life cycle
Both feed on sucking fluids
Both can be treated by deworming
Comparison Video
https://youtu.be/taq4mOH00hs
Summary
Tapeworm and roundworms are parasitic worms found in the intestines of animals.