acoelomate

(noun)

any animal without a coelom, or body cavity

Related Terms

  • diploblast
  • enterocoely
  • schizocoely
  • protostome
  • coelomate
  • proglottid
  • scolex
  • triploblast
  • ectoparasite
  • deuterostome

Examples of acoelomate in the following topics:

  • Animal Characterization Based on Features of Embryological Development

    • Triploblasts can be differentiated into three categories: those that do not develop an internal body cavity called a coelom (acoelomates), those with a true coelom (eucoelomates), and those with "false" coeloms (pseudocoelomates) .
    • Triploblasts that do not develop a coelom are called acoelomates: their mesoderm region is completely filled with tissue.
    • Flatworms in the phylum Platyhelminthes are acoelomates.
    • Triploblasts may be (a) acoelomates, (b) eucoelomates, or (c) pseudocoelomates.
    • Acoelomates have no body cavity.
  • Phylum Platyhelminthes

    • Phylum Platyhelminthes is composed of the flatworms: acoelomate organisms that include many free-living and parasitic forms.
    • The flatworms are acoelomates: their bodies are solid between the outer surface and the cavity of the digestive system.
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