Q. Select the group of animals that have a protostomous plan

A) Culex, Dugesia, Aurelia
B) Ancylostoma, Limulus, Physalia
C) Apis indica, Loligo, Hirudinaria
D) Ophiothrix, Rhabdopleura, Antedon
Explanation

Prostostomous animals are those whose mouth is derived from the blastropore of the embryo and the anus is formed at the opposite end. Animals belonging to phylum-Platyhelminthes, Aschelminthes, Annelida, Mollusca and Arthropoda are prostostomous animals. Apis, indica, honey bee belongs to phylum-Arthropoda, Loligo, a squid belongs to Mollusca and Hirudinaria, a cattle leech belongs to phylum-Annelida. In option (a) Aurelia belongs to Coelenterata, In option (b) Physalia also belongs to coelenterata and option (d) contains echinoderms

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