Select the incorrect statement about the phylum Aschelminthes.

Fertilization is external.

The correct answer is Option (4) -Fertilization is external.

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 welldeveloped 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 (Roundworm), Wuchereria (Filaria worm), Ancylostoma (Hookworm).