-
meaning "cavity". This
refers to the fact that
acoels have a
structure lacking a fluid-filled body cavity.
Acoels are very
small flattened worms,
usually under...
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Wulguru is a
genus of
acoels belonging to the
family Convolutidae. The
species of this
genus are
found in
Eastern Australia. Species:
Wulguru cuspidata...
- mother.
Animals that
reproduce by
budding include corals, some sponges, some
acoels (e.g., Convolutriloba),
echinoderm larvae, placozoans, symbions, pterobranchians...
- (Porifera) Comb
jellies (Ctenophora)
Medusozoans and
corals (Cnidaria)
Acoels (Xenacoelomorpha)
Flatworms (Platyhelminthes) Bristleworms,
earthworms and...
-
jellies have both a
ventral mouth and
dorsal anal pores,
while cnidarians and
acoels have a
single pore for both
digestion and excretion. The
human gastrointestinal...
-
Xenacoelomorpha (
acoels and relatives)
Chordata (chordates) Ambulacraria...
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Concentration of
nervous tissue in the head
region is
least marked in the
acoels,
which have
nerve nets
rather like
those of
cnidarians and ctenop****s,...
- Kuma is a
genus of
acoels belonging to the
family Proporidae. The
species of this
genus are
found in
Europe and America. Species: Kuma
albiventer (Marcus...
- such as spirogyra,
filamentous cyanobacteria, molds, lichens, sponges,
acoel flatworms, some
annelid worms and sea stars. Molds,
yeasts and mushrooms...
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Waminoa is a
genus of
acoels which are
epizoic on
living corals,
using the coral's
mucus as a
source of food. Unusually,
these acoels harbor two
genera of...
