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Give the zoological name of tongue worm.


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  1. The zoological name of the tongue worm is Balanoglossus.
  2. It belongs to phylum hemichordata.
  3. Balanoglossus is a zoologically significant ocean-dwelling acorn worm genus because, as a Hemichordate, it serves as a "evolutionary link" between invertebrates and vertebrates.

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