Phylum Annelida Flashcards
Phylum Annelida
Segmented worms
“the ringed ones”
Shared traits
Metamerism (true segmentation)
Bilateral, triploblastic
Cephilization (Not clear, but present)
Eucoelomates
Closed circulatory system
Organs system (complete digestive system)
Ventral nerve core
Key morphology
Presence of clitellum (surrounding saddle)
Setae/Chaetae near epidermis
Parapodia (like fiberglass with venom)
Ecology and reproduction
Marine, Freshwater, Terrestrial
Monoecious (cross fertilization)
Dioecious (poly)
Asexual/fragmentation (poly)
Polychaeta
the polychaetes
“many hairs”
1/2 annelid diversity
Polychaeta Characteristics
Parapodia
Mostly marine
Deep sea hydrothermal vents
Free-living
Clitellata
“saddle bearing”
Earth worms & leeches
Clitellata Characteristics
Monoecious
Freshwater, Terrestrial
Free-living
Ectoparasites