Echinococcus is an example of :

Nemathelminthes

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Platyhelminthes

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Echinodermata

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Eubacteria

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The correct option is B Platyhelminthes
Echinococcus, commonly called as dog tapeworm, belongs to the phylum Platyhelminthes. It is a parasite which completes its life cycle in dogs and humans where dog is the definitive host and humans are the intermediate hosts.

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