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Standard IX
Biology
Platyhelminthes and Nematoda
Which of the ...
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Which of the following belong to phylum Platyhelminthes?

A
Liver fluke
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Spongilla
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C
Earthworm
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D
Leech
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Solution

The correct option is A Liver fluke
∙ Liver flukes belong to phylum Platyhelminthes. The animals that belong to Platyhelminthes have a bilaterally symmetrical body, are triploblastic and are either free-living or parasitic. They are flattened dorsiventrally.
∙ Spongilla belongs to phylum Porifera whereas earthworm and leech belong to the phylum Annelida.

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