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Author: Raven, Peter
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Chapter 32, Problem 3A
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To determine:

The phylum to which the newly discovered animals should be assigned.

Introduction:

A new species has been discovered in a rainforest which is terrestrial, undergoes determinate development, molts during its lifetime and exhibit jointed appendages.

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