Which one of the following is not a characteristic of Phylum Annelida? (a) Pseudocoelom (b) Ventral nerve cord (c) Closed circulatory system (d) Segmentation
Option A Phylum Annelida comprises invertebrates, which are segmented worms having cylindrical soft bodies showing metameric segmentation. These are triploblastic animals showing bilateral symmetry. A true coelom is present which is filled with coelomic fluid containing cells. Annelids are perhaps the first animals to have a true schizocoelic coelom.