Platyhelminthes are best described as

Triploblastic, acoelomate flatworms

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Diploblastic, acoelomate flatworms

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Triploblastic, coelomate flatworms

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Triploblastic, pseudocoelomate flatworms

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The correct option is A
Triploblastic, acoelomate flatworms

General Characteristics of the phylum Platyhelminthes

(Platys: flat; helminthes: worms)

Kingdom: Animalia.

Habitat: mostly parasitic, few are free living in sea 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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