Animal Kingdom Question 100
Question: Identify the figure with its correct name and phylum.
Options:
A) Cucumaria Echinodermata
B) Ascidia Urochordata
C) Balanoglossus Hemichordata
D) Hirudinaria Annelida
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
[c] Balanoglossus is a deuterostome, and resembles the Ascidians or sea squirts.
It possesses branchial openings, or “gill slits” and has notochord in the upper part of the body and has no nerve chord.