Question

Name the phylum in which the animal is dorsoventrally flattened, has three embryonic germ layers and is acoelomate.

What are they commonly called? Give one example.

Answer 1

The animal belongs to phylum Platyhelminthes. They are commonly known as ‘flatworms’. One example of these are Planaria or liver fluke worm or tape worm.

Answer 2

This organism belongs to phylum Platyhelminthes .

Example of this phylum is Tape Worm and Fluke