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Identify the phylum in which adults exhibit radial symmetry and larva exhibit bilateral symmetry.

The phylum exhibiting the said criteria is the phylum Echinodermata. These are invertebrate that are characetrised by having a hard and spiny covering. The adults show radial symmetry while the larva exhibit bilateral symmetry.



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