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Class- oligocheata
• Hermaphroditic.
• Terrestrial or freshwater habitats.
• Segmented body.
• Specialization in structure of alimentary system.
• Specialization in structure of reproductive system.
• The oligochaetes consist of two main groups, the
megadriles and the microdriles.
• The megadriles are often known as earthworms and the
microdriles are predominantly aquatic. The body of an
oligochaete may have 100 to 175 segments. The mouth is
on the first segment and the anus is on the last.
Oligochaetes have no eyes, however they do have light-
sensitive organs that are concentrated close to both ends of
their bodies.
• Touch-sensitive organs are also found in these locations.
General Character
• Metamerically segmented.
• Bilateral symmetry.
• Chitinous setae called parapodia.
• Schizocoelic.
• Closed circulatory system.
• Complete digestive system.
• Respiration through skin, gills or parapodia.
• Nephridia for excretion.
• Hermaphroditic, asexual reproduction in some by
budding
• Polychaetes, or marine worms, live under rocks, in coral crevices, in
abandoned shells or burrow into the mud or sand.
• Some build their own sheltering tubes made from bottom debris. A
significant part of marine food chains, they are eaten by fish,
crustaceans and many others.
• Polychaetes differ from other annelids in having a well
differentiated head with specialized sense organs and no clitellum.
They have many setae, usually arranged in bundles on the
parapodia.
• The head bears eyes, antennae, and sensory palps. The sense
organs in polychaetes are more highly developed than in
oligochaetes. In contrast to clitellates, polychaetes have no
permanent sex organs, possess no permanent ducts for their sex
cells and usually have separate sexes.
• Some polychaetes are free moving pelagic forms, some are active
burrowers and crawlers, and some are sedentary, living in tubes or
burrows. Most sedentary dwellers are particle feeders, using ciliary
or mucoid methods of obtaining food. Their principal food source is
plankton and detritus.
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  • 14. Class- oligocheata • Hermaphroditic. • Terrestrial or freshwater habitats. • Segmented body. • Specialization in structure of alimentary system. • Specialization in structure of reproductive system. • The oligochaetes consist of two main groups, the megadriles and the microdriles. • The megadriles are often known as earthworms and the microdriles are predominantly aquatic. The body of an oligochaete may have 100 to 175 segments. The mouth is on the first segment and the anus is on the last. Oligochaetes have no eyes, however they do have light- sensitive organs that are concentrated close to both ends of their bodies. • Touch-sensitive organs are also found in these locations.
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  • 16. General Character • Metamerically segmented. • Bilateral symmetry. • Chitinous setae called parapodia. • Schizocoelic. • Closed circulatory system. • Complete digestive system. • Respiration through skin, gills or parapodia. • Nephridia for excretion. • Hermaphroditic, asexual reproduction in some by budding
  • 17. • Polychaetes, or marine worms, live under rocks, in coral crevices, in abandoned shells or burrow into the mud or sand. • Some build their own sheltering tubes made from bottom debris. A significant part of marine food chains, they are eaten by fish, crustaceans and many others. • Polychaetes differ from other annelids in having a well differentiated head with specialized sense organs and no clitellum. They have many setae, usually arranged in bundles on the parapodia. • The head bears eyes, antennae, and sensory palps. The sense organs in polychaetes are more highly developed than in oligochaetes. In contrast to clitellates, polychaetes have no permanent sex organs, possess no permanent ducts for their sex cells and usually have separate sexes. • Some polychaetes are free moving pelagic forms, some are active burrowers and crawlers, and some are sedentary, living in tubes or burrows. Most sedentary dwellers are particle feeders, using ciliary or mucoid methods of obtaining food. Their principal food source is plankton and detritus.