NEETBotanyAnimal Kingdom
Select the incorrectly matched pair of the organism and its common name from the following:
Options
- APhysalia - Portuguese man-of-war
- BAdamsia - Sea anemone
- CMeandrina - Brain coral
- 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