Gene based phylogenetic studies indicate that annelids and mollusks share a recent common ancestor
The kinds of evidence that indicates how closely species are related are evidence of DNA and protein structure.
they are more related to roundworms
As like all other ocean creatures, they have gills. U have to look closely.
contraction of cytoplasm XD I love Navdeep <3
Birds
Both Clams and Octopuses are Mollusks. Clams are under the subphylum Bivalves, and octopuses are cephalopods. Lobsters on the other hand, are not Mollusks. They are crustaceans. Also, an obvious difference is the lobsters exoskeleton.
Annelida is the phylum Annelids belong to, hope I helped :)
rachel
A mollusc is more closely related to a sea star than a mushroom. Molluscs and echinoderms (which includes sea stars) both belong to the animal kingdom, while mushrooms belong to the fungi kingdom.
the role in which molecular evidence play in determining how closely two species are related to each other is through the cladogram
They are not THAT closely related; bats are mammals, not birds. Both mammals and birds are vertebrate animals.
the role in which molecular evidence play in determining how closely two species are related to each other is through the cladogram