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Eumetazoan vs Metazoan - What's the difference?

eumetazoan | metazoan |

In zoology terms the difference between eumetazoan and metazoan

is that eumetazoan is any animal of the subkingdom Eumetazoa (all animals except sponges while metazoan is any animal that is multicellular.

As an adjective metazoan is

having to do with animals that develop from an embryo with three tissue layers.

eumetazoan

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (zoology) Any animal of the subkingdom Eumetazoa (all animals except sponges)

    • metazoan

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (zoology) Any animal that undergoes development from an embryo stage with three tissue layers, namely the ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm. The term applies to all animals except the sponges.
  • (zoology) Any animal that is multicellular.

    • Related terms

    *parazoan

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Having to do with animals that develop from an embryo with three tissue layers.
  • Having to do with animals that are multicellular.

    • Synonyms

    *metazoic

    Related terms

    *parazoan