Department of Zoology at ANDC/Zoology Museum/Museum specimens/Annelida/Nereis

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Common Name:- Rag worm or clamworm.

Distribution:- cosmopolitan distribution.

Habit and Habitat:- found in marine, crawling type.

Identifying characters:-


 * It is the simplest annelid.
 * Body:- cylindrical and elongated.
 * Metamerism:- body consists of about 200 segments or metameres.
 * Head:- initial segments fused to form head consisting of eyes and peristomium.
 * Peristomium:- it consists of peristomial tentacles (four pairs) and mouth on the anterior surface.
 * Parapodia:- locomotory organs which are found on each segment of the body (exception- 1st and last segment). Each parapodium consists of notopodium, neuropodium and needle like setae (for crawling purpose).

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