parasitic flatworm
C19146
concept
A parasitic flatworm is a soft-bodied, dorsoventrally flattened invertebrate that lives in or on a host organism, deriving nutrients at the host’s expense and often causing disease.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| parasitic flatworm canonical | 5 |
| parasitic flatworm group | 1 |
| parasitic flatworms | 1 |
| worm-like animal | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: parasitic flatworm
Generated description
A parasitic flatworm is a soft-bodied, dorsoventrally flattened invertebrate that lives in or on a host organism, deriving nutrients at the host’s expense and often causing disease.
Instances (8)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Taenia solium | — |
| Schistosoma mansoni | — |
| Monogenea | — |
| Acoela | worm-like animal |
|
Sambon
surface form:
Schistosoma mansoni
|
— |
| Neodermata | parasitic flatworm group |
| Taenia saginata | — |
| Trematoda | parasitic flatworms |