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Locomotory Structures in Annelids

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IF ASCHELMINTHES IS A ROUND WORM ,THEN WHY ARE THE MUSCLES IN IT'S BODY WALL LONGITUDNAL AND NOT CIRCULAR?

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Aschelminthes appears round or circular in cross section but there body wall is made up of longitudinal muscles.

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