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.