NEMATODE

CLASSIFICATION

• Nematodes are phylum in the kingdom animilia.
• They are classified as such due to their:
• Layered exoskeleton known as a citide.
• Lack of a circulatory system.
• Rounded worm structure.

EVOLUTION

• First formed in the ocean.
• The ancestor species of round worms.

LOCATION

• Different kinds can be found almost anywhere.
• May live in anything from quality soil to a human.
• Enviroments can vary from deserts to ocean trenches.

REPRODUCTION

• Sexual among most types.
• The smaller male inserts itself into the female.
• Some female nematode can have self fertilized eggs.

FOOD

• Many nematode are parasitic.
• May use plants or animals as a host.
• Free-living species have other methods.
• They feed off of algae, dead organisms, etc.
• They can even feed off of you!

ROLE

• Non-parasitic aid in recycling of nutrients.
• Also helpful for decomposition.
• Parasitics can be beneficial to their host.
• Can kill other pest trying to harm plant species.

FUN FACTS!

• They can range up to 20 inches long.
• They're the 2nd leading cause of blindness.
• 1/4 of the world population have nematodes inside them.
• Most common in North America and Europe.
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1YiIiPUQR8

CITATIONS

• Kidipede.com
• Livestrong.com
• Organicgardening.com
• ucmp.berkeley.edu
• Nematode.net

THE END

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