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Parasitic worms causing elephantiasis belong to

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Arthropoda
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Annelida
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Nematoda
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Mollusca
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Solution

The correct option is C Nematoda
The body of a nematode is bilaterally symmetrical, triploblastic and symmetrical. The parasitic worm causing elephantiasis, Wuchereria bancrofti, belongs to the phylum Nematoda.

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