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: Examples of Acanthocephala include: Echinorhynchus
Plagiorhynchus
Moniliformis
Leptorhynchoides
Acanthocephalus
Macracanthorhynchus
Gigantorhynchus
Phylum Nematoda
K-State Research and Extension - Flickr.com. Unaltered. Bacterial-feeding nematodes-Acrobeles are common inhabitants of agricultural soil. The actual length of this nematode is less than 1 mm. Also referred to as Nemathelminthes, phylum Nematoda is composed of worms that are commonly referred to as roundworms. Member of this phylum are distributed in a variety of environments across the world with a majority of them existing as free-living organisms. However, others live as parasites in plants as well as animals (including human beings). A majority of nematodes can be found in marine and soil environments where they exist as free-living worms. However, others can be found in fresh water in lakes and streams as well as other extreme environments such as arctic ice and hot springs.