Acoelomate animals, like flatworms, have no body cavity at all. ... Therefore, acoelomate organs are not protected from crushing forces applied to ...
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acoelomate
without a hollow, true body cavity, or coelom.
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
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Definition of acoelomate :
Animals that lack a coelom (body cavity).
acoelomate
A solid-bodied animal lacking a cavity between the gut and outer body wall.
acoelomates Animals that do not have a coelom or body cavity; e.g., sponges and flatworms.
acoelomate Lacking a body cavity between the gut and the outer body wall musculature,as in flatworms and proboscis worms.
acontium Threadlike structure bearingnematocysts located on mesentery of sea anemone.
Acoelomate animals (like flatworms and flukes, shown in Figure 4) do not have a coelom (or body cavity) produced during preadult development.
 See also: Animal, Animals, Muscle, Embryo, Base
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