Phylum Annelida Flashcards

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Phylum Annelida

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Segmented worms
“the ringed ones”

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Shared traits

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Metamerism (true segmentation)
Bilateral, triploblastic
Cephilization (Not clear, but present)
Eucoelomates
Closed circulatory system
Organs system (complete digestive system)
Ventral nerve core

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Key morphology

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Presence of clitellum (surrounding saddle)
Setae/Chaetae near epidermis
Parapodia (like fiberglass with venom)

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Ecology and reproduction

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Marine, Freshwater, Terrestrial
Monoecious (cross fertilization)
Dioecious (poly)
Asexual/fragmentation (poly)

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Polychaeta

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the polychaetes
“many hairs”
1/2 annelid diversity

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Polychaeta Characteristics

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Parapodia
Mostly marine
Deep sea hydrothermal vents
Free-living

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Clitellata

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“saddle bearing”
Earth worms & leeches

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Clitellata Characteristics

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Monoecious
Freshwater, Terrestrial
Free-living
Ectoparasites

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