Title: Helminths - Classification, Characteristics, Infection and Treatment
Headings: Helminths
Classification, Characteristics, Infection and Treatment

Helminths
Classification, Characteristics, Infection and Treatment
Overview
Classification
Phylum Annelida
Phylum Acanthocephala
Phylum Nematoda
Reproduction
Phylum Platyhelminths
Helminth Infections
Enterobiasis
Taeniasis
Microscopy
Wet mount
Requirements
Procedure
Observation
References
Links

Content: Unaltered. Helminth eggs: As follows left-right: Trichosomoides egg,Ascaris lumbricoides,adult roundworms,Hymenolepis nana,Schistosoma mansoni and Toxocara canis
Kingdom: Animalia - Helminths are multicellular (eukaryotic) organisms and thus belong to kingdom Animalia. As such, they also belong to a group of animals known as metazoa. While there is still confusion on how to group helminths in terms of taxonomy, they are divided into the following phylum: Phylum Annelida
Annelida is a group/phylum that consists of segmented worms. Members of this group can be found in various different habitats across the world including deep marine, soil as well as in freshwater environments. Some of the organisms that belong to this phylum include: