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The animals in which the body cavity is ...

The animals in which the body cavity is absent are known as__.

A

Coelomates

B

Wild

C

Pseudocoelomates

D

Acoelomates

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D
Animals that have a cavity between body will and digestive tract are known as coelomates for e.g. annelids, molluscs, arthropods, Echinodermata, and chordates etc. In contrast, animals in which the body cavity is absent are known as acoelomates. Platty-helminthes is an example of acoelomates. The presence or absence of body cavity or coelom plays a very important role in hte classification of animals.
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