NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyAnimal KingdomPractice
Which of the following animals belongs to phylum Coelenterata?
Options
- ASea horse
- BSea hare
- CSea pen
- DSea cucumber
Correct answer
C. Sea pen
Step-by-step solution
A sea pen is Gorgonia . it belongs to Phylum Coelenterata. This is also known as Phylum Cnidaria due to the presence of Cnidoblast cells. These are stinging cells present on the tentacles. This phylum includes tissue level organisation and are acoelomates. Metagenesis is the characteristic feature seen in many Coelenterates. Sea horse is a chordate (Osteichthyes). Sea hare and sea cucumber belong to Phylum Mollusca.