the scientific name of a flatworm
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The flatworms, or Platyhelminthes, Plathelminthes, or platyhelminths (from the Greek ÏÎ»Î±ÏÏ, platy, meaning flat and á¼Î»Î¼Î¹Î½Ï (root: á¼Î»Î¼Î¹Î½Î¸-), helminth- , meaning worm) are a phylum of relatively simple bilaterian, unsegmented, soft-bodied invertebrates.ence, the most mature proglottids are furthest from the scolex. Adults of Taenia saginata, which infests humans, can form proglottid chains over 20 metres (66 ft) long, although 4 metres (13 ft) is more typical. Each proglottid has both male and female reproductive organs.