Episode of Series “Inhabitants of the Planet Earth”.
Shows planarian’s moving and detecting food; the taking of food into the branched intestine through a muscular pharynx. One animal is shown regenerating new parts. The microscope reveals tapeworms in a catfish. A living scolex is shown clinging to the intestinal wall. Several proglottids are shown in detail.
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ACMI Identifier
014400
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Flatworms
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Biology - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biology - Study and teaching
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)