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Characteristics. All coelenterates are aquatic, mostly marine. The bodyform is radially symmetrical, diploblastic and does not have a coelom. The body has a single opening, the hypostome, surrounded by sensory tentacles equipped with either nematocysts or colloblasts to capture mostly planktonic prey.
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∙ 9y agoCoelenterata is old term , now this phyllum is divided in two different phylla i.e. Cnidaria and Acnidaria .
distinguishing characters of colenterata were
1 : presence of coelenteron
2 : presence of stinging cells
3 ; presence of tentacles .
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∙ 11y agohollow bodies, tentacles ,mouth only opening,thin flat bodies.
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What is the group in which diploblastic animals found?
Diploblastic animals usually develop from the blastula. They were initially grouped in the phylum Coelenterate. They were then removed and grouped in a different phyla when the differences were discovered.
Do coelenterates have a coelom?
No. A coelenterate is an animal (such as a jellyfish), whose main body cavity is also its alimentary canal (gut). Most animals, on the other hand, have a body cavity (called a coelom) that is separate from the gut. For instance, inside your own body, you have an alimentary canal (your esophagus, stomach and intestines) and a separate body cavity that contains your heart, lungs, liver, etc. In a coelenterate, there is only one cavity.
What are the 5 characteristics of the dog family?
characteristics of the d
What are the characteristics in the fetal pig?
There are many characteristics found in a fetal pig. Fetal pigs generally have all of the characteristics of an adult pig.
What is the characteristics of Arabian veil painting?
What is the characteristics of Arabian veil painting?
What are Characteristics of a sea anenome?
It is a sedentary marine coelenterate with a columnar body which bears a ring of stinging tentacles around the mouth parts.
Is coral a coelenterate?
yes it is.
Is jellyfish a coelenterate animal?
Yes.
How do waste product leave a coelenterate's body?
A coelenterates body is basically a jelly like bag. The waste products of a coelenterate is excreted through the anus of the body.
What is the Cnidarians common name?
The old name is coelenterate.
Bell-shaped body plan like that of a jellyfish?
coelenterateJelly fish have a body plan that is described by biologists as coelenterate. They are eyeless, brainless, boneless and made up of 95% water.
Is a Coelenterate a vertebrate or invertebrate?
Eels are vertebrates and chordates.
Why is the jellyfish classified as coelenterate because it has?
Jelly fish is classified as a coelenterate because (1)there is a cavity. (2)body is made up of two layers of cells (inside and outside) (3)extensively water animals..
Are aquatic animals porifera or coelenterate?
Not all aquztic animals are porifera or coelenterate. There are molluscs, crustraceans, and even mammals amoung them. Porifera consists of all the sponge species and Coeletrata is a vast group consisting of hydra, cnideria etc.
What is the habitat of invertebrate coelenterate?
the invertebrates coelentrate mostly lives in water or moist lands
WHAT ARE INVERTRBRATES?
Animals that don't have a backbone (spine) - arthropod, mollusc, annelid, coelenterate are examples.
What is phylum coelenterate?
most sexually reproducing sponges are hermaphoaites producing both eggs and sperm
