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Some animals developed some specialized structures unique to phylum

e.g. In phylum Annelida Body of Earthworms and other segmented worms looks simple but when we dissect it we found Worms possess a spacious coelom, a closed circulatory system, an efficient excretory system and a closed circulatory system. They contain a pair of hard bristles on each segment called setae which are used for locomotion. These are unique feature of this phylum Annelida.

e.g. In Phylum Arthropoda, We have dissected Cockroach body which contains the head, thorax and abdomen. There are three pairs of walking legs attached to the thorax, and sometimes one or two pairs of wings. Cockroach also possesses one pair of antennae, and a mandible. They possess a hard external shell called an exoskeleton made up of a stiff material called chitin. Arthropods are characterized by their paired, jointed appendages, which are often specialized to perform a certain function. These are unique feature of this phylum Arthropoda.

e.g. In Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia, A notochord, or a longitudinal, flexible rod between the digestive tube and the nerve cord. In most vertebrates, it is replaced developmentally by the vertebral column. Their skin contain sweat glands, their hearts are made up of four chambers. Female species possess mammary glands.We have dissected rats which shows these unique feature of this phylum Chordata Class Mammalia