Reproduction and Development in Platyhelminthes -
- The Platyhelminthes are hermaphroditic animals.
- The male and female sex organs are present in the same animal.
- Fertilization is internal and development is indirect.
- Many larval stages are formed before an adult is produced.
- Bladder Worm (cysticercus) is the larval stage seen in Tapeworm
- Some animals, like Planaria, show high capacity of regeneration.
- Therefore, asexual reproduction occurs through regeneration.
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Some animals, like Planaria, show high capacity of regeneration. Therefore, asexual reproduction occurs through regeneration.
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