Question

name the phylum of following animals taenia ,limulus​

Answer 1

Answer:

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The phylum of Taenia and Limulus are Platyhelminthes and Arthropoda respectively.

Explanation:

• Taenia is a genus of earthworms and belongs to the phylum Platyhelminthes, also called Flat Worms.

• Limulus is a genus of Horseshoe Crabs and belongs to the phylum Arthropoda which includes all insects.

More information:

Characteristics of phylum Platyhelminthes:

• These include invertebrates that comprise mainly flatworms.
• Symmetry - Bilateral
• Segmentation -  Absent, unsegmented
• Coelom - Absent, Acoelomates
• Digestive System - Incomplete (single opening)
• Respiration - Diffusion
• Circulatory System - Not present.
• Germ layers- ectoderm (outermost germ layer) mesoderm (central germ layer) and endoderm (innermost germ layer). Hence are Triploblastic.
• Level of organization - Organ System

Examples: Taenia (Tapeworms) , Fasciola (Liver fluke)  ,Taenia saginata (Beef tapeworm)  ,Echinococcus granulosus – The dog tapeworm  , Planaria (freshwater flatworm)

Characteristics of phylum Arthropoda:

• These include invertebrates that have a chitinous exoskeleton, paired lateral or jointed appendages.
• Symmetry - Bilateral
• Segmentation - Present both internally and externally
• Coelom - True Coelom, generally haemocoel.
• Digestive System - is complete, mouth and anus lie at opposite ends of the body.
• Respiration - through general body surface, by gills in aquatic forms, tracheae, or book lungs in terrestrial forms.
• Circulatory System - open with dorsal heart and arteries but without capillaries.
• Germ layers - Triploblastic

• Level of organization - Organ System

Examples: Ants, Bees, Lobsters, Butterflies, Arachnids such as spiders and scorpions, etc.

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