Mesozoa

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Mesozoa (Greek mesos, “middle”; zōion, “animal”), phylum or superphylum of life forms, sometimes thought to be transitional from unicellular to multicellular organisms. The body consists of a layer of outer cells surrounding internal reproductive cells; it contains no real organs. Except at the time of dispersal, mesozoans live as internal parasites of marine invertebrates. Some authorities consider them degenerate flatworms; others deny that they are animals. The group contains about 50 species placed in two classes or orders.

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