Question

What animal phylum do leeches belong in?

Answer 1

What animal phylum do leeches belong in?

Step-by-step explanation:

Leeches are segmented parasitic or predatory worms that belong to the phylum Annelida and comprise the subclass Hirudinea. They are closely related to the oligochaetes, which include the earthworm, and like them have soft, muscular, segmented bodies that can lengthen and contract.

Answer 2

Annelida

Step-by-step explanation:

"Leeches are segmented parasitic or predatory worms that belong to the phylum Annelida and comprise the subclass Hirudinea. They are closely related to the oligochaetes, which include the earthworm, and like them have soft, muscular, segmented bodies that can lengthen and contract."

Scientific name: Hirudinea

Phylum: Annelida

Kingdom: Animalia