Acoelomata

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Acoelomata (noun; Greek a, without; koilos, hollow): A coined term denoting those lower phyla of zoological classification that lack a body cavity or coelom as Cnidaria (=Coelenterata), Nemertea, Platyhelminthes, Porifera, or Ctenophora.