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Why nematodes are called pseudo coelomates?

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Nematodes are referred to as "pseudocoelomates" since their coelom is not entirely lined with mesoderm ally cell - derived in most forms, and they are triploblastic.

What is a nematode?

Any unsegmented worm of the phylum Nematoda, having an elongated, cylindrical body; a roundworm

What are characteristics of the pseudocoelomate phylum?

-bilateral symmetry, unsegmented, triploblastic

-body cavity a pseudocoel

-size: some microscopic, others a few meters in length

-body veriform

-complete gut (2 cavities)

The structure of the body wall of pseudocoelomates explained:

-muscles are longitudinal (no circular) beneath the hypodermis

-non-living cuticle secreted by the hypodermis

-composed of many layers of collagen

-useful for protection and containing high pressure of hydrostatic skeleton

-muscles contract and push against fluid which causes movement

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