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Main characteristics of Nematoda:
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Solution
Main characteristics of Nematoda:
(i) They are bilaterally symmetrical, triploblastic, pseudocoelomate and unsegmented animals.
(ii) They have a cylindrical or flattened, worm-like body.
(iii) Sexes are separate.
(iv) Body is covered with a tough, resistant cuticle.
Examples: Ascaris (round worm) and Wuchereria bancrofti (filarial worm).
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