Platyhelminthes are best described as

Flatworms, triploblastic acoelomate animals

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Flatworms, diploblastic acoelomate animals

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Flatworms, triploblastic, coelomate animals

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Flatworms, triploblastic, pseudocoelomate animals

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The correct option is A
Flatworms, triploblastic acoelomate animals

General Characteristics of the phylum Platyhelminthes

(Platys: flat; helminthes: worms)

Kingdom: Animalia.

Habitat: mostly parasitic, few are free living in sea water or fresh water.

Grade of organization: Organ- system grade of organization.

Symmetry: Bilateral symmetry and Body is dorso-ventrally flattened.

Germ layer: Triploblastic. ...

Coelom: Absent (acoelomate).

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