Can Cnidarians Be Called Acoelomates?

Acoelomate animals are called acoelomates and they have no true body cavity. The acoelomate phyla are Placozoa, Porifera, Cnidaria, Ctenophora, Platyhelminthes, Mesozoa, Nemertina, Gnathostomulida.

Are Cnidaria coelomates or acoelomates?

Cnidarians are not considered to have a coelom because they are diploblastic, so they don't have any mesodermic tissue. Cnidaria are a phylum consisting of aquatic animals like jellyfish, anemones, and corals. Cnidaria have cnidocytes, specialized stinging cells.

Does Cnidaria have acoelomate?

Phylum Cnidaria - Jellyfish - about 9,000 species, all aquatic, and mostly marine. - radial symmetry, acoelomate (remember - a gastrovascular cavity is NOT a body cavity).

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