Cnidarians do not have mesoderm. Discuss the costs and benefits of this condition, especially with regards to their movement and metabolism. Is this condition ancestral or derived? Explain how your answer depends on the phylogenetic position of ctenophores.

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Cnidarians do not have mesoderm. Discuss the costs and benefits of this condition, especially with regards to their movement and metabolism. Is this condition ancestral or derived? Explain how your answer depends on the phylogenetic position of ctenophores.

 

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