ANNELIDA
General Characteristics
Range from one 1mm to 3 meters.
Fluid outer body
External cuticle that is never shed or mold
Has a nervous system/brain
100 body segments
ADAPTATIONS Uses its tail to determine the
temperature so it can tell is it wants to go under water or underground..
3 INTERESTING FACTS Some annelida worms are used for
medical reasons. Earth worms help with soil a lot and
farmers use them to help their crops grow
They carry both female and male sex cell ?????
VOCAVBULARY WORDS Cuticle = dead skin
Detritivore eats dead . Decompose to rot
HIRDUDO Family
Hirudinariinae Genus Hirdudo Genus
Poecilobdella Sand on the
beach
HAPLOTAXIDA Kingdom animalia Phylum Annelida Class Clitellata Food soil Habitat
underground 9 to 30 cm
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/places/regions-places/asia-southern/india_leechescure.html
http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/dirty-jobs-worm-rancher.html
http://tolweb.org/articles/?article_id=57 http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts
/pictures/Annelida_0015.html http://
yucky.discovery.com/flash/worm/pg000102.html
http://www.backyardnature.net/earthwrm.htm http://
www.naturewatch.ca/english/wormwatch/resources/anatomy.html
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/earthworm-classification-taxonomy.html