Your job is to classify a newly discovered animal species. Your initial studies reveal that your specimen has tissues, organs, and a head; has no body cavity or segmentation; and has bilateral symmetry. To what phylum does this animal belong?

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The characteristics described match those of the phylum Platyhelminthes, which includes flatworms. These animals have tissues and organs, exhibit bilateral symmetry, and lack a body cavity (acoelomate), and they do not have segmented bodies.

Your Job Is to Classify a Newly Discovered Animal Species