Coelom - wikipedia Coelom Coelom Cross-section of an oligochaete worm. The worm 's body cavity surrounds the central typhlosole. Details Pronunciation ( / ˈsiːləm / SEE - ləm, plural coeloms or coelomata / siːˈloʊmətə / see - LOH - mə - tə ) Identifiers Greek koilōma Anatomical terminology ( edit on Wikidata ) The coelom is the main body cavity in most animals and is positioned inside the body to surround and contain the digestive tract and other organs. In developed animals, it is lined with a mesodermal epithelium. In other animals, such as molluscs, it remains undifferentiated. The term coelom derives from the ancient greek word κοίλια ( koília ), meaning `` cavity ''. Contents 1 Structure 1.1 Development 1.2 Origins 2 Functions 3 Coelomic fluid 4 Classification in zoology 4.1 Coelomates 4.1. 1 Coelomate phyla 4.2 Pseudocoelomates 4.2. 1 Pseudocoelomate phyla 4.3 Acoelomates 5 Etymology 6 See also 7 References 8 Further reading Structure Development Coelom formation begins in the gastrula stage. The developing digestive tube of an embryo forms as a blind pouch called the archenteron. In Protostomes, the coelom forms by a process known as schizocoely. The archenteron initially forms, and the mesoderm splits into two layers : the first attaches to the body wall or ectoderm, forming the parietal layer and the second surrounds the endoderm or alimentary canal forming the visceral layer. The space between the parietal layer and the visceral layer is known as the coelom or body cavity. In Deuterostomes, the coelom forms by enterocoely : mesoderm buds from the walls of the archenteron and hollows to become the coelomic cavities. Some examples of deuterostome coelomates are sea urchins, fish, sea stars and humans. Origins The evolutionary origin of the coelom is uncertain. The oldest known animal to have had a body cavity was the Vernanimalcula. Current hypothesis include : ( 2 ) The acoelomate theory, which states that coelom evolved from an acoelomate ancestor. The enterocoel theory, which states that coelom evolved from gastric pouches of cnidarian ancestors. This is supported by research on flatworms and small worms recently discovered in marine fauna ( `` coelom '' ) Functions A coelom can absorb shock or provide a hydrostatic skeleton. It can also support an immune system in the form of coelomocytes that may either be attached to the wall of the coelom or may float about in it freely. The coelom allows muscles to grow independently of the body wall -- this feature can be seen in the digestive tract of tardigrades ( also known as water bears ) which is suspended within the body in the mesentery derived from a mesoderm - lined coelom. Coelomic fluid The fluid inside the coelom is known as coelomic fluid. This is circulated by mesothelial cilia or by contraction of muscles in the body wall which are themselves of mesin. The coelomic fluid serves several functions ; it acts as a hydroskeleton, it allows free movement and growth of internal organs, it serves for transport of gases, nutrients and waste products between different parts of the body, it allows storage of sperm and eggs during maturation and it acts as a reservoir for waste. Classification in Zoology Further information : Body cavity In the past, some zoologists grouped bilaterian animal phyla based on characteristics related to the coelom for practical purposes, knowing, and explicitly stating, that these groups were not phylogenetically related. Animals were classified in three informal groups according to the type of body cavity they possess, in a non-taxonomic, utilitarian way, as the Acoelomata, Pseudocoelomata, and Coelomata. These groups were never intended to represent related animals, or a sequence of evolutionary traits. However, this scheme was followed by a number of college textbooks and some general classifications, but is now almost totally abandoned as a formal classification. Indeed, as late as 2010, one author of a molecular phylogeny study mistakenly called this classification scheme the `` traditional, morphology - based phylogeny ''. Coelomate animals or Coelomata ( also known as eucoelomates -- `` true coelom '' ) have a body cavity called a coelom with a complete lining called peritoneum derived from mesoderm ( one of the three primary tissue layers ). The complete mesoderm lining allows organs to be attached to each other so that they can be suspended in a particular order while still being able to move freely within the cavity. Most bilateral animals, including all the vertebrates, are coelomates. Pseudocoelomate animals have a pseudocoelom ( literally `` false cavity '' ), which is a fluid filled body cavity. Tissue derived from mesoderm partly lines the fluid filled body cavity of these animals. Thus, although organs are held in place loosely, they are not as well organized as in a coelomate. All pseudocoelomates are protostomes ; however, not all protostomes are pseudocoelomates. An example of a Pseudocoelomate is the roundworm. Pseudocoelomate animals are also referred to as Hemocoel and Blastocoelomate. Acoelomate animals, like flatworms, have no body cavity at all. Semi-solid mesodermal tissues between the gut and body wall hold their organs in place. Coelomates Coeloms developed in triploblasts but were subsequently lost in several lineages. The lack of a coelom is correlated with a reduction in body size. Coelom is sometimes incorrectly used to refer to any developed digestive tract. Some organisms may not possess a coelom or may have a false coelom ( pseudocoelom ). Animals having coeloms are called coelomates, and those without are called acoelomates. There are also subtypes of coelom : schizocoelom : develops from split in mesoderm found in annelids, arthropods and molluscs haemocoelom : true coelom reduced & cavity filled with blood found from arthropoda and mollusca enterocoelom : develops from wall of embryonic gut found from echinodermata to chordata Coelomate phyla According to Brusca and Brusca, the following bilaterian phyla possess a coelom : Nemertea, traditionally viewed as acoelomates Priapulida Annelida Sipuncula Echiura Onychophora Tardigrada Arthropoda Mollusca Phoronida Ectoprocta Brachiopoda Echinodermata Chaetognatha Hemichordata Chordata For others, the coelomate phyla excludes Nemertea but also comprises Entoprocta, Pentastoma, Pogonophora ( i.e., from tiny sessile aquatic animals to great whales and everything in between ). Pseudocoelomates In some protostomes, the embryonic blastocoele persists as a body cavity. These protostomes have a fluid filled main body cavity unlined or partially lined with tissue derived from mesoderm. This fluid - filled space surrounding the internal organs serves several functions like distribution of nutrients and removal of waste or supporting the body as a hydrostatic skeleton. A pseudocoelomate or blastocoelomate is any invertebrate animal with a three - layered body and a pseudocoel. The coelom was apparently lost or reduced as a result of mutations in certain types of genes that affected early development. Thus, pseudocoelomates evolved from coelomates. `` Pseudocoelomate '' is no longer considered a valid taxonomic group, since it is not monophyletic. However, it is still used as a descriptive term. Important characteristics : lack a vascular blood system diffusion and osmosis circulate nutrients and waste products throughout the body. lack a skeleton hydrostatic pressure gives the body a supportive framework that acts as a skeleton. no segmentation body wall epidermis and muscle often syncytial usually covered by a secreted cuticle most are microscopic parasites of almost every form of life ( although some are free living ) eutely in some loss of larval stage in some possibly pedomorphism Pseudocoelomate phyla According to Brusca and Brusca, bilaterian pseudocoelomate phyla include : Rotifera Kinorhyncha Nematoda Nematomorpha Acanthocephala Loricifera Some authors list the following phyla as pseudocoelomates : Nematoda ( roundworms ) Rotifera ( rotifers ) Kinorhyncha Nematomorpha ( nematomorphs or horsehair worms ) Gastrotricha Loricifera Priapulida Acanthocephala ( spiny - headed worms ) Aschelminthes Entoprocta Acoelomates Acoelomates lack a fluid - filled body cavity between the body wall and digestive tract. This can present some serious disadvantages. Fluid compression is negligible, while the tissue surrounding the organs of these animals will compress. Therefore, acoelomate organs are not protected from crushing forces applied to the animal 's outer surface. The coelom can be used for diffusion of gases and metabolites etc. These creatures do not have this need, as the surface area to volume ratio is large enough to allow absorption of nutrients and gas exchange by diffusion alone, due to dorso - ventral flattening. Platyhelminthes Gastrotricha, traditionally viewed as blastocoelomates Entoprocta, traditionally viewed as blastocoelomates Gnathostomulida, traditionally viewed as blastocoelomates Cycliophora According to others, acoelomates include the cnidarians ( jellyfish and allies ), and the ctenophores ( comb jellies ), platyhelminthes ( flatworms including tapeworms, etc. ), Nemertea, and Gastrotricha. ( 3 ) * Etymology The word Coelom comes from Greek : κοῖλος koîlos ( hollow, cavity ) See also Abdominal cavity References Jump up ^ http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Coelom Jump up ^ Bailly, Anatole ( 1981 - 01 - 01 ). Abrégé du dictionnaire grec français. Paris : Hachette. ISBN 2010035283. OCLC 461974285. Jump up ^ Bailly, Anatole. `` Greek - french dictionary online ''. www.tabularium.be. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 14. Jump up ^ Ruppert, Edward E. ; Fox, Richard, S. ; Barnes, Robert D. ( 2004 ). Invertebrate Zoology, 7th edition. Cengage Learning. p. 205. ISBN 978 - 81 - 315 - 0104 - 7. Jump up ^ Dorit, R.L. ; Walker, W.F. ; Barnes, R.D. ( 1991 ). Zoology. Saunders College Publishing. p. 190. ISBN 978 - 0 - 03 - 030504 - 7. Jump up ^ Nielsen, C. ( 2010 ). The `` new phylogeny ''. What is new about it ?. Palaeodiversity, 3, 149 -- 150, ( 1 ). ^ Jump up to : R.C. Brusca, G.J. Brusca. Invertebrates. Sinauer Associates, Sunderland Mass 2003 ( 2nd ed. ), p. 47, ISBN 0 - 87893 - 097 - 3. Jump up ^ `` Coeloms and Pseudocoeloms ''. earthlife.net. Retrieved August 30, 2011. Jump up ^ Evers, Christine A., Lisa Starr. Biology : Concepts and Applications. 6th ed. United States : Thomson, 2006. ISBN 0 - 534 - 46224 - 3. Jump up ^ R.C. Brusca, G.J. Brusca 2003, p. 379. Jump up ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. ( 1911 ). `` Coelom and Serous Membranes ''. Encyclopædia Britannica. 6 ( 11th ed. ). Cambridge University Press. p. 642. Further reading Dudek, Ronald W. ; Fix, James D. ( 2004 ). `` Body Cavities ''. Embryology. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 978 - 0 - 7817 - 5726 - 3. Hall, B.K. ; et al. ( 2008 ). `` Animals Based on Three Germ Layers and a Coelem ''. Strickberger 's evolution : the integration of genes, organisms and populations. Jones & Bartlett Learning. ISBN 978 - 0 - 7637 - 0066 - 9. Overhill, Raith, ed. ( 2006 ). `` What are the advantages of the coelem and metamarism ? ''. An introduction to the invertebrates ( 2nd ed. ). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978 - 0 - 521 - 85736 - 9. 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Question: an animal that lacks a coelom or body cavity
Answer: acoelomates