Phylum Annelida

Phylum Annelida
• Characteristics

Protostomia, eucoelomates

Metamerism (= unspecialized
segmentation)

In the Classes:

Parapodia

Clitellium
 Systems
• Integument-
Integument epidermis is one cell layer with
mucous gland that secrete a moist cuticle.
• Skeletal -hydrostatic (using coelom)
• Muscle
Muscle- longitudinal and circular muscles Each
segments muscles are independent of the other
segments.
• Digestive
Digestive- complete, complex, with typhlosole
for absorption and chloragogen cells acting as
digestive gland and excretory cells.
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• Excretory-
Excretory a pair of nephridia per segment.
• Respiratory -through skin, some through parapodia;
tubeworms have gills.
• Circulatory
Circulatory- closed system, use hemoglobin as oxygen
carrier.
• Nervous
Nervous- dorsal brain; ventral, double, solid nerve
cord, with ganglia in each segment.
• Endocrine
Endocrine- hormones secreted by nervous system.
• Reproductive
Reproductive-

Dioecious in Polychaeta; no special organs, posterior end
becomes gonads.

Monoecious in Oligochaeta and Hirudinea; Clitellium.
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• Phylum Annelida (an-nel-i-da)

Class Polychaeta (poly-key-ta)
• Nereis, Aphrodita, Chaetopterus, Arenicola,
Amphitrite

Class Oligochaeta (ol-e-go-key-ta)
• Lumbricus, Tubifex

Class Hirudinea (hi-ru-din-e-a)
• Hirudo, leech

• Earthworm dissection
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Nereis (clam worm)

Nereis

Nereis
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Aphrodite (sea mouse)

dorsal

ventral
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Other Polychaetes

Arenicola (Lug worm)

Chaetopterus Amphitrite (plum worm)

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Hirudo (leech)
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Lumbricus
clitellium

dorsal

ventral

Lumbricus
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Earthworm Dissection

Cross section
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Earthworm cross section