Introduction

Nematodes, or commonly known as earthworms, are a group of worms that make up the phylum nematoda. The animals live in a variety of habitats. Living in aquatic environments, terrestrial environments or also as parasites within plants and animals, with well over 20,000 species identified currently, diversity of among the species are estimated to range between 100,00 and 1 million. Having many different ways to exist, some which can be harmful and some which can be helpful. Some of the worms that belong to the phylum of Nematoda are Ascarids, and Enopolea. The phylum of Nematoda all consist of these characteristics, thin and hairy, tubular in appearance, they have a nervous system that controls the muscle cells, a very important characteristic is that majority are microscopic but some can be up to 9 meters in length, and lastly their head and tail is not visually distinct. As similarly Nematodes move by a process of where they contract their longitudinal muscles. And due to the fact their internal pressure is higher it causes the body to flex and flatten, in a thrashing motion, back and forth.