Write general characters of Aschelminthes. 

Explanation

Phylum - Aschelminthes or Nemathelminthes or Nematoda (Nema - thread, helminth worms) includes roundworms.
They are commonly called as nematodes.
The body of the aschelminthes is circular in cross-section, hence, the name roundworms.
They may be freeliving, aquatic and terrestrial or parasitic in plants and animals.
Roundworms have organ-system level of body organisation.
They are bilaterally symmetrical, triploblastic and pseudocoelomate animals.
Alimentary canal is complete with a well-developed muscular pharynx.
An excretory tube removes body wastes from the body cavity through the excretory pore.
Sexes are separate (dioecious), i.e., males and females are distinct.
Often females are longer than males.
Fertilisation is internal and development may be direct (the young ones resemble the adult) or indirect.
Examples: Ascaris (Round Worm), Wuchereria (Filaria worm), Ancylostoma (Hookworm).