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Biology Question on Classification Of Animals

Reduced coelom is found in:

A

Annelida

B

Echinodermata

C

Mollusca

D

Platyhelminthes

Answer

Mollusca

Explanation

Solution

Molluscs have developed a true coelom, an internal body cavity enclosed by mesodermal membranes. The coelom in molluscs, however, is strangely reduced to a small space around the heart, sometimes called a haemocoel.