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You are given leech, Nereis, Scolopendr...

You are given leech, Nereis, Scolopendra, prawn and scorpion, and all have segmented body organisation. Will you classify them in one group? If no, give the important characters based on which you will separate these organisms into different groups.

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The organisms here do not belong to the same group. Leech and Nereis belong to phylum-Annelida while, Scolopendra, prawn and scorpion belong to phylum-Arthropoda. The distinguishing factors of both the phylums are given below

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