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Do worms have radial symmetry?


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Radial Symmetry:

When any plane passing through the central axis of the body divides the organism into two identical halves, it is called radial symmetry.

  1. Examples of radial symmetry: Coelenterates, ctenophores, and echinoderms have this kind of body plan.
  2. Worms are invertebrate animals with bilateral symmetry.
  3. Worms belonging to the phylum Platyhelminthes have a dorso-ventrally flattened body, hence are called flatworms.

Hence, worms don't have radial symmetry.


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