Nemathelminthes
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Nemathelminthes
[nem″ah-thel-min´thēz]in some classifications, a phylum including the Acanthocephala and Nematoda.
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Nem·a·thel·min·thes
(nem'ă-thel-min'thēz),Formerly considered a phylum to incorporate the pseudocelomate organisms, which now are divided into the distinct phyla Acanthocephala, Entoprocta, Rotifera, Gastrotricha, Kinorhyncha, Nematoda, and Nematomorpha.
[nemat- + G. helmins, helminthos, worm]
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