Aschelminthes
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A former group name for simple worms without segments used in older science books
- noun
- /ˌæʃəlˈmɪnθiz/
- Archaic
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Asquelmintos
- The phylum Aschelminthes comprised various unsegmented worm species once widely studied.
Examples
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Aschelminthes includes gastrotrichs, nematodes, and rotifers.
Academic text (2000) -
Historically, biologists referred to a variety of small aquatic animals as Aschelminthes before modern classifications emerged.
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In her research, she discovered that many organisms classified under Aschelminthes are now grouped differently.
Surface Forms
Aschelminthes singular
Aschelminthes plural
Etymology
Aschelminthes comes from Greek parts askos meaning 'sac' and -helminthes meaning 'worms', so the name pictures 'sac worms'. That's why it was used for a group of simple, unsegmented worms in older biology, but the name is now no longer used.
