Chhattisgarh PMT Chhattisgarh PMT Solved Paper-2008

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    The   characteristic  larva  of  phylum Coelenterata' is

    A)  planula                               

    B)  cysticercus

    C)  rhabdiform                       

    D)  wriggler

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Coelenterata (coelom + enteron) or phylum Cnidaria shows both sexual and asexual reproduction. The larval stages are planula (Obelio) and ephyra (Aurelia). Cysticercus (bladder worm) is the third larval stage seen in Taenia. besides onco sphere, hexacanth   (other  two   larval  stages). Cysticercus is seen after the hexacanth released in the stomach of pig, which, goes through blood circulation and on reaching muscles get encysted in the form of bladderworm. Rhabditiform is the first larval stage in Ascaris which is formed within 10-14 days. It is non-infective juvenile stage which rests for a week and completes first moult within egg and becomes second stage rhabditi form larva which is infective. The larva is called rhabditi form or rhabditoid because of its close resemblance with Rhabditis. Wriggler is the larva of mosquito. It is free-swimming,   active,   aquatic   larva performing wriggling movements. It has a life-span of.3-4 days.


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