Which members of a Lophotrochozoan phylum are acoelomate and dorsoventrally flattened, and lack circulatory or respiratory systems?
a. Mollusca
b. Annelida
c. Rotifera
d. Platyhelminthes
Ans: d. Platyhelminthes
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