Gastrovascular cavity
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Gastrovascular cavity
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The gastrovascular cavity is the primary organ of digestion and circulation in two major animal phyla: the Coelenterates or cnidarians and Platyhelminthes (flatworms). The cavity may be extensively branched into a system of canals. In cnidarians, the gastrovascular system is also known as the coelenteron, and is commonly known as a "blind gut" or "blind sac", since food enters and waste exits through the same orifice. The radially symmetrical cnidarians have a sac-like body in two distinct layer
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastrovascular_cavity
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2024-01-23T16:45:12Z
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