coelenteron in English
noun
1
the central gastric cavity of a coelenterate.
The anthozoans are diploblastic animals developing from two epithelial germ cell layers: the ectoderm, facing the seawater, and the endoderm, facing the gastrovascular cavity or coelenteron .
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1. (Cnidarians; phylum Cnidaria; "An alternative name for the phylum is Coelenterata, which refers to their simple organization around a central body cavity (the coelenteron)
2. False, Cnidarians have 2 body layers: epidermis and gastrodermis with mesoglea) True or False: the cnidarian gastrovascular cavity (coelenteron) serves as a mouth and anus.