Which of these statements, if accurate, would support the claim that the ancestral cnidarians had bilateral symmetry?
A) Cnidarian larvae possess anterior-posterior, left-right, and dorsal-ventral aspects.
B) Cnidarians have fewer Hox genes than bilaterians.
C) All cnidarians are lack a coelom.
D) The presence of collar cells.

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Cnidarian larvae possessing anterior-posterior, left-right, and dorsal-ventral aspects would indicate a form of bilateral symmetry at some stage of their life cycle, supporting the claim that ancestral cnidarians had bilateral symmetry.

Which of These Statements, If Accurate, Would Support the Claim