What Class of Platyhelminthes has a larval form that can grow into a hydatid cyst? Why is it bad for a human to get a hydatid cyst?

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  1. What Class of Platyhelminthes has a larval form that can grow into a hydatid cyst? Why is it bad for a human to get a hydatid cyst?
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Phylum Platyhelminthes amongst Kingdom Animalia is considered to be one of the primitive triploblastic groups which are built on the three-layered foundation. In the process of evolution, the evolving mesoderm, a third layer between ectoderm and endoderm has further resulted into structural complexities. 

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