Question

Write general characters of Balanoglossus.

Answer 1

General characters of Balanoglossus includes:

1. It is also called as ocean-dwelling acorn worm.

2. It is a is a deuterostome.

3. It belongs to class Enteropneusta of Hemichrodata phylum.

4. It is a burrowing worm-like marine animal.

5. Body is made up of proboscis, collar and trunk.

6. The alimentary canal is straight starting with mouth and ending with an anus.

7. It contains pairs of U-shaped gill-slits.

8. The sexes are separate.

9. It has a notochord in the upper part of the body and has no nerve chord.