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Peripatus is known as a connecting link, because it has the characters of both

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Aves and Fishes

B

Reptiles and Birds

C

Fishes and Amphibians

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Arthropoda and Annelids

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It does as connecing link between annelids and Arthropods. Like annelids, its has continuous muscle layers in the body wall, unjointed leg like parapodia, nephridia for excreation and simple gut. Main arthropod characters are claws on the legs, haemocoel, tracheae for respiration, dorsal hearts with ostia etc.
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