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... phylum Mollusca - some cowries , flamingo - tongue snails , and sundial snails - also feed on soft corals . Bristleworms , members of the phylum Annelida , class Polychaeta , prey on the polyps of hard corals , attacking the more ...
... phylum Mollusca - some cowries , flamingo - tongue snails , and sundial snails - also feed on soft corals . Bristleworms , members of the phylum Annelida , class Polychaeta , prey on the polyps of hard corals , attacking the more ...
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... phylum are segmented worms . Includes polychaetes . anthropocentrism - A point of view that regards humans as central and superior in any system . Arthropoda Animals in this phylum share two characteristics : bodies encased in an ...
... phylum are segmented worms . Includes polychaetes . anthropocentrism - A point of view that regards humans as central and superior in any system . Arthropoda Animals in this phylum share two characteristics : bodies encased in an ...
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... phylum Annelida , which aid movement . parasitism — A symbiotic relationship between organisms of different species in which one is harmed . pectoral - Pertaining to or located in or near the chest . pelagic - Relating to the ocean far ...
... phylum Annelida , which aid movement . parasitism — A symbiotic relationship between organisms of different species in which one is harmed . pectoral - Pertaining to or located in or near the chest . pelagic - Relating to the ocean far ...
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