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Flatworms (phylum Platyhelminthes) are triploblastic, meaning they possess three embryonic tissue layers: the endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm.12
These layers are a fundamental characteristic of their body structure, which is also described as acoelomate because they lack a body cavity.12