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Phylum Porifera -
Phylum Cnidaria -
among cnidarians.
*Polyp body form - It is cylindrical, with a mouth and tentacles at
the upper open head.
Example: Corals, Hydras , and Sea anemone
*Medusa body form - Shaped like an upside down bowl, with the
mouth and tentacles facing downward.
Example: Jellyfish
Phylum Platyhelminthes -
Flatworms or Phylum
Platyhelminthes are the simplest invertebrate group with definite
head and tail regoins.
Example: Planaria, Flukes, and Tapeworms.
Phylum Nematoda
Trichina infects humans when they eat pork that has not been
cooked well.
Filaria worms can cause a disease known as elephantiasis.
Pinworms are one of the most common parasitic roundworms
that infect children
Hookworms commonly infect people who walk barefoot
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Phylum Annelida