Hirudinaria · Blood-sucking leech

Hirudinaria belongs to phylum Annelida (segmented worms).

KingdomAnimaliaPhylumAnnelida

Classification of Hirudinaria

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumAnnelidaSegmented worms
Common nameBlood-sucking leech
NCERTClass 11 Biology, Chapter 4: Animal Kingdom

Why it's in Annelida

Annelida: Body divided into segments (metameres); true coelom; nephridia for excretion; closed circulatory system.

Other NCERT examples of Annelida

NereisSandwormAnnelidaMarine, with parapodia for swimming.
PheretimaEarthwormAnnelida

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