Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of phylum Annelida ?

Pseudocoelom

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Ventral nerve cord

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Closed circulatory

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Segmentation

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Solution

The correct option is A Pseudocoelom
Phylum Annelida comprises of invertebrates, which are segmented having cylindrical soft bodies showing metameric segmentation. These are triploblastic animals showing bilateral symmetry. A true coelom is present which is filled with coelomic fluid containing cells. Annelids are perhaps the first animals to have a true coelom.

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