Imagine you come across a small worm. How can you determine whether it is a class Hirudinida or a turbellarian? Give two distinct differences between the two without naming the same structure/invisible features of each animal (e.g animal x has 2 wings, animal y has 4 wings are not distinct differences)

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Imagine you come across a small worm. How can you determine whether it is a class Hirudinida or a turbellarian? Give two distinct differences between the two without naming the same structure/invisible features of each animal (e.g animal x has 2 wings, animal y has 4 wings are not distinct differences)

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Introduction :- Organisms are classified amongst various classes, orders , family according to their phylogenetic relationships, morphological features , anatomical structure etc . Worms are classified into three main groups or phylum - flatworms, roundworms, and segmented worms ( annelida) . When you come across a small worm then it's classification is done on the basis of morphological features like wings and other anatomical structures etc .

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