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  • peripatus is a connection link between:Option: 1 Mollusca and EchinodermataOption: 2 Anneli

peripatus is a connection link between:

Option: 1

Mollusca and Echinodermata


Option: 2

Annelida and Arthropoda


Option: 3

Coelenterata and Porifera


Option: 4

Ctenophora and Platyhelminthes


Answers (1)

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  • Onychophora is the phylum that Peripatus belongs to.
  • Similar to other arthropods, it has compound eyes, joint-paired legs, and tracheas.
  • However, it also possesses annelidan characteristics such as a worm-like segmented body, a non-chitinous cuticle, and segmental nephridia.
  • The peripatus is the link that unites the Annelida and the Arthropoda families.
  • It depicts characters resembling annelids, such as a segmented body and thin cuticle. and organs resembling parapodia.
  • It additionally shows arthropod-like characteristics like tracheal breath and an open circulatory framework.
  • As a result, Peripatus is regarded as the link between Arthropoda and Annelida.

Thus, the correct answer is option 2).

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