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Water canal system : Sponges :: Water vascular system :_______

Option: 1

Porifera


Option: 2

Echinoderms


Option: 3

Hemichordates


Option: 4

None


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Body Plan and Water Vascular System of Echinoderms:

  • Adult Echinoderms are pentaradially symmetrical while larvae are bilaterally symmetrical. 
  • Their endoskeleton is made up of calcareous ossicles.
  • The coelom is modified to form the characteristic ambulacral or water vascular system. 
  • It consists of a central ring canal and radial canals that stretch along each arm. 
  • The tube-feet project from the holes. The tube-feet show contraction and expansion.
  • The flow of water in water vascular system can be depicted as:

Water enters through madreporite ? stone canal ? ring canal ? radial canals ? ampulla ? tube feet 

  • It is used in locomotion, capture of prey, transfer of food and respiration.

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Water vascular system is present in echinoderms.

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