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Dracunculus medinensis is a parasite that can grow to be one meter long, and which humans can acquire through contaminated drinking water. Which of the following traits would allow you to place this animal
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Dracunculus medinensis is a parasite that can grow to be one meter long, and which humans can acquire through contaminated drinking water. Which of the following traits would allow you to place this animal unambiguously in either the Platyhelminthes or Nematoda phyla?

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Answer: Nematoda

Explanation: The Dracunculus medinensis is a parasite that is often referred to as a roundworm. The answer Nematoda is correct because is is the phylum that classifies roundworms and is greek for "roundworms"

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