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Can anyone answer this? =)

Marc Weber m_weber at wsu.edu
Thu Sep 10 19:12:07 EST 1998


Dr. Pappas,
Thanks for responding... I had one more question...
    Of the existing phyla, are there any organisms that dont have any ( zero )
parasitic representatives?

Thanks in advance,
Sami.

Dr. Peter W. Pappas wrote:

> An answer to this question depends on how you define "parasite" and "major
> phylum."  Moreover, since taxonomists have not yet identified all the
> animals in any phylum, it is impossible to answer this question.
>
> Compaq2 wrote in message <35F71590.2D626885 at hotmail.com>...
> >Hi everyone,
> >    What major phylum has no parasitic representatives?
> >Thanks in advance.
> >
> >Sami.
> >






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