Question

Are flatworms coelomate?

Answer 1

Flatworms:

1. Flatworms are bilaterally symmetrical, triploblastic animals that belong to the phylum Platyhelminthes.
2. Coelomate animals possess a coelom (body cavity) that is lined by mesoderm.
3. Flatworms are not coelomates. They don't have a body cavity; hence called acoelomates.
4. They have an incomplete digestive system, with only one opening.
5. These organisms do not have a fluid-filled cavity between the digestive tract and the body wall.
6. Examples- flukes, tapeworms, planaria, etc.