ANIMAL KINGDOM Part-4, NCERT Class-11
Coelom
Def.- Coelom is a cavity present between body wall and gut wall. It is lined by mesoderm
In the basis of presence and type of coelom, animals are classified into 3 types
1) Acoelomates:
The animals in which body cavity is absent os called acoelomate
e.g.Platyhelminthes
2)Pseudocoelomates:
In some animals, body cavity is not lined by mesoderm. Instead, the mesoderm is present as scattered pouches in between ectoderm and endoderm. Such body cavity is called pseudocoelom and such the animals possessing them is called pseudocoelomate
e.g.Aschelminthes
3)Coelomate:
Animals that possess a body cavity lined by mesoderm are known as coelomate
e.g.Annelids to Chordates
a)Coelomate
b)Pseudocoelomate
c)Acoelomate
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