Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Edward Llwyd Building, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, UK.
Int J Parasitol. 2012;42(3):221-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2012.02.003. Epub 2012 Feb 17.
The Platyhelminthes (flukes/flatworms) are a large group of derived metazoans beautifully adapted for existence in diversely challenging ecosystems. As tractable examples of development and self-regeneration or as causative agents of aquacultural, veterinary and biomedically-relevant parasitic diseases, the platyhelminths are subject to intensive inter-disciplinary research. Given the complex lifestyles exhibited by individuals within this phylum, we postulate that epigenetic processes feature in many aspects of platyhelminth lifecycle diversity, development and environmentally-driven adaptations.
扁形动物门（吸虫/扁虫）是后生动物的一个大类群，它们经过高度特化，非常适应在多样化的挑战性生态系统中生存。作为发育和自我再生的典型范例，或作为水产养殖、兽医和与生物医学相关的寄生虫病的病原体，扁形动物受到了跨学科的广泛研究。鉴于该门内的个体表现出复杂的生活方式，我们假设表观遗传过程在扁形动物生命周期多样性、发育和环境驱动的适应的许多方面都具有特征。
