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ough. tapeworms and annelid are worms, leeches are not in the worm family.

Leeches and earthworms are annelid worms. The name comes from the "ring"-like body segments. Leeches may not look like worms but they definitely are.

Tapeworms are members of the flatworms (phylum Platyhelminthes).

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