Prawn is an eucoelomate and has jointed legs. Of the following, which phylum does it belong to?

Arthropoda

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Annelida

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Coelenterata

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Protozoa

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Solution

The correct option is A
Arthropoda

Prawn belongs to the phylum Arthropoda. Arthropods are invertebrate animals with an open circulatory system (i.e., eucoelomate), paired jointed legs and a chitinous exoskeleton. Body of these animals is triploblastic, bilaterally symmetrical and segmented.

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