Which of the following has statocyst as balancing organ?

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Which of the following has statocyst as balancing organ? (A) Aurelia (B) Taenia (C) Pleurobrachia (D) Ascaris

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The largest single sensory feature is the aboral organ (at the opposite end from the mouth). Its main component is a statocyst, a balance sensor consisting of a statolith, a tiny grain of calcium carbonate, supported on four bundles of cilia, called "balancers", that sense its orientation.

Q. Which of the following has statocyst as balancing organ?

Aurelia

Taenia

Pleurobrachia

Ascaris

The largest single sensory feature is the aboral organ (at the opposite end from the mouth). Its main component is a statocyst, a balance sensor consisting of a statolith, a tiny grain of calcium carbonate, supported on four bundles of cilia, called "balancers", that sense its orientation.