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Name the phylum to which Leech and Earthworm belong?


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Annelida.

  1. Annelida is a phylum of maybe aquatic (marine or freshwater) or terrestrial, free-living and sometimes parasitic organisms.
  2. The body of the organisms is divided into segments or metameres, hence, the phylum name Annelida.
  3. Example: Nereis, Pheretima (Earthworm), and Hirudinaria (Blood sucking leech).

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