Plants and Animals

What is an annelid worm?

Link to this answer

CloseClose

Link to this answer

Share this credible answer with others. Simply paste this code into your blog or Web page:

<a href="http://qanda.encyclopedia.com/question/annelid-worm-108309.html" >What is an annelid worm?</a>
E-mail this answer Link to this answer

The annelid worms (phylum Annelida ) have segmented bodies, distinct heads, digestive tubes, circulatory systems, and brains. Appendages on each segment are used for walking or swimming. They include the earthworm , of the class Oligochaeta, the leech (class Hirudinea), and the marine annelids of the class Polychaeta. The sea mouse , the clam worm, and the feather duster worm belong to the latter group. The shipworm is a type of clam. The larvae of many insects are popularly called worms.

Answer verified with
Get more facts and information about worm . Or, view the full encyclopedia entry from The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.

Similar questions: What do annelid worms look like? What kind of worm is an earthworm? What are earthworms? [ Hide these questions ]

Related research questions

Related research articles

Persistent ancestral feeding structures in nonfeeding annelid larvae.
Magazine article from: The Biological Bulletin ...echinoderms, the Annelida. Sabellid annelids are sessile, tube-dwelling worms often known as "feather-duster worms" because of the crown of tentacles...A look at the relationships of annelid worms suggests that nonfeeding development...
Molecular phylogeny of the model annelid ophryotrocha.
Magazine article from: The Biological Bulletin ...M. HALANYCH (1) PER SUNDBERG (2) Introduction Marine annelids belonging to the group Ophryotrocha have been used as a laboratory...kesson, 1970, 1975) studies have been conducted on these worms. Charnov (1982) and Gambi et al. (1997) among others...and Eide (1996) to reconstruct the phylogeny of this model ...
CAMERA TURNS TO WORMS; SERIES ASKS COLGATE PROFESSOR ABOUT CREATURES'...
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) ...m. She'll explain how annelids, or segmented worms, may...melt an early ice age. The worms' excretions produced carbon...conducting more research on worms. She's collecting samples...McHugh researches segmented sea worms, which she believes might...such as this candy-stripe worm, ...
The universal trout bait. (worms) (Fishing) (Column)
Magazine article from: Outdoor Life ...respond to the elongate worm shape? Probably. Certainly...trout are exposed to worms far more frequently than...There are five classes of annelids or segmented worms that live full-time...true aquatic segmented worms, the larvae of many insects are worm shaped. Little wonder...
Worms 4: Mayhem.(PC)(Product/Service Evaluation)
Magazine article from: Australian PC World ...buckling your fellow worms as a scurvy pirate...for a very personalised worm team. But wait, there...the sky in a storm of annelid annihilation? After designing your dream worm team from scratch, it...from blast strength and worm damage to homing capabilities...aren't unbalanced. ...
See all results at HighBeam

HighBeam gives you access to newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles plus press releases, facts, information, and biographies from thousands of sources.