14. Oligochaeta Flashcards
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Oligochaeta
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Structure • Long, thin, soft and muscular • Thin, translucent body wall • No legs or tentacles • Bundles of hair close to surface of the body
Behaviour
• Crawling about in the muddy substrate
• Inactive in a coiled up position
Habitat
• Mud or bottom substrate
• Pools or quiet area of a stream
