Phylum Hemichordata
Phylum Hemichordata: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Balanoglossus and Phylum Hemichordata
Important Questions on Phylum Hemichordata

Examine the figures A, B, C and D. In which one of the four options given, all the items A, B, C and D are correctly identified?


Match the following lists:
List - I | List - II | ||
Toronaria | Neometra | ||
Brachiolaria | Balanoglossus | ||
Pentacrinoid | Holothuria | ||
Auricularia | Pentaceros |
The correct match is

Identify the common features of Saccoglossus, Cucumaria and Chaetopleura.
I) Bilaterally symmetrical. They are triploblastic and coelomate animals.
II) Development is indirect.
III) Presence of water vascular system which helps in locomotion.
IV) Excretory system is absent. Sexes are separate.


The notochord-like structure of hemichordates is called

The circulatory system of hemichordates is

In Balanoglossus, the mouth is present in

The body of Balanoglossus is divided into

Which of the following is not a hemichordate?



An important characteristic that Hemichordates share with chordates is

From the given set of animals in the options below, choose the set that belongs to the phylum Hemichordata.

Which of the following statement is incorrect about phylum Hemichordata?

Which of the Following shows the relationship between Echinoderms and Chordates?

Protochordate are exclusively marine and include
