i) How does the ability of phyla Annelida to move compare with the phyla Platyhelminthes, which...

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i) How does the ability of phyla Annelida tomove compare with the phyla Platyhelminthes, which prominently useadhesive/releaser glands to facilitate movement? Describe theirmovement using two examples from specific groups of annelids(structures & how it's used) in one or two paragraphs.ii) Describe the circulatory & nervous systemsof phyla Annelida and how they relate to their metamerism. Finally,iii) compare your answer from part iii with themyriapods found in the phyla Arthropoda.  

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Phylum Annelida Aquatic annelid like Nereis got lateral appendages and parapodia which help them in swimming by a sweeping movement Hirudinaria blood sucking leech Earthworm    See Answer
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