Life: The Science of Biology
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ISBN: 9781319010164
Author: David E. Sadava, David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller, Sally D. Hacker
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 30.5, Problem 3R
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Sampling procedures that might be used to find out placozoans at a particular location along a coast.
Introduction:
The members of phylum Placozoa are collectively known as placozoans. These are free living, multicellular, diploblastic, and simple animals that appear as sponges. They have asymmetrical body plan, small in size, and are transparent in appearance.
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