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Select the incorrectly matched pair of the organism and its common name from the following:

Options

  1. APhysalia - Portuguese man-of-war
  2. BAdamsia - Sea anemone
  3. CMeandrina - Brain coral
  4. DGorgonia - Sea-pen

Correct answer

D. Gorgonia - Sea-pen

Step-by-step solution

In the phylum Coelenterata (Cnidaria), the correct common names according to NCERT are: Physalia is known as the Portuguese man-of-war. Adamsia is known as the Sea anemone. Meandrina is known as the Brain coral. Gorgonia is known as the Sea-fan, whereas Pennatula is known as the Sea-pen. Therefore, the pair Gorgonia - Sea-pen is incorrectly matched. Answer: Gorgonia - Sea-pen

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