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Etymology:- From the Latin Loricus for girdle or Lorica a corselet and Ferre to bear,
hence an animal with a girdle or corselet. |
Characteristics of Loricifera:- 1)Bilaterally symetrical. 2)Body has more than two cell layers and includes tissues and organs. 3)Has a body cavity, and a straight through gut. 4)Body has three distinct regions, a head a neck and a trunk. 5)Has one pair of gonads = gonochoristic. 6)Has a well developed nervous system with a brain and nerve ganglia. 7)Has a distinct larval stage. 8)Lives in marine environments. 9)About ten species currently known. |
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