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Which one of the following animal phyla is the latest by chronological order of discovery?

  1. A
    Pogonophora
  2. B
    Kinorhyncha
  3. C
    Loricifera
  4. D
    Ctenophora

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let's look at the discovery timelines of these animal phyla:
* Kinorhyncha was discovered and described in by Édouard Dujardin.
* Pogonophora was identified in .
* Loricifera is one of the most recently established phyla, discovered in by Reinhardt Kristensen.
* Ctenophora is an ancient group known classically since the early century.

Thus, Loricifera is the latest phylum by discovery.

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Which one of the following animal phyla is the latest by chronological order of discovery?
A
Pogonophora
B
Kinorhyncha
C
Loricifera
D
Ctenophora

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