Animals belonging to phylum Aschelminthes are:
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Correct answer: Pseudocoelomates
Aschelminthes are unique as the only phylum categorized as pseudocoelomates. Their body cavity is a remnant of the embryonic blastocoel and is not lined by mesodermal epithelium.
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