Question

what group of organisms is most closely related to the arthropod group?

chordata

echinodermata

nematoda

coelenterata

mollusca

annelida

platyhelminthes

porifera

Answer 1

nematoda

Answer 2

Could you support your answer?

Answer 3

There had been competing proposals that arthropods were closely related to other groups such as nematodes, priapulids and tardigrades, but these remained minority views because it was difficult to specify in detail the relationships between these groups.

Answer 4

thanks!:)

Answer 5

np