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Diploblastic, aquatic animals with tissue grade of organization belong to the phylum

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Protozoa
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Porifera
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Cnidaria
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Helminthes
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The correct option is D Cnidaria
Members of phylum cnidaria or Coelenterata are diploblastic, aquatic animals with tissue grade of organization, Body contains a large cavity called coelenteron or gastrovascular cavity. Coelenteron has a single opening for ingestion and egestion.
Some general characteristics of Cnidaria are as follows.
1) Radially Symmetrical.
2) Body multicellular, few tissues, some organelles.
3) Body contains an internal cavity and a mouth.
4) Two different forms exist, medusa and polyp.
5 )Reproduction is asexual or sexual.
6) Has a simple net like nervous system.
7) Has a distinct larval stage which is planktonic.
8) Lives in aquatic environments, mostly marine.
9) Mostly carnivorous otherwise filter feeders.
10) May have a minimal skeleton of chiton or calcium carbonate.

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