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Which of the following phyla includes tapeworms, liver flukes, and planarians?
A
Annelida
B
Cnidaria
C
Nematoda
D
Platyhelminthes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -the Platyhelminthes or flatworms, which are divided into the Trematoda or flukes and the Cestoda or tapeworms (Table 184.1).

Detailed explanation-2: -FLATWORMS: TURBELLARIA AND NEMERTEA Cestoidea (tapeworms), Trematoda (flukes), and Turbellaria constitute the phylum Platyhelminthes.

Detailed explanation-3: -The relatively large flatworms (e.g. planarians, tapeworms) are indeed dorsoventrally flattened but many of the small free-living platyhelminths are cylindrical. Representatives of the main groups of the Phylum Platyhelminthes are illustrated in Fig. 1.

Detailed explanation-4: -tapeworm, also called cestode, any member of the invertebrate class Cestoda (phylum Platyhelminthes), a group of parasitic flatworms containing about 5, 000 species.

Detailed explanation-5: -Turbellaria. Trematoda. Cestoda.

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