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Annelida

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[uh-nel-i-duh] / əˈnɛl ɪ də /

noun

  1. the phylum comprising the annelids.


Etymology

Origin of Annelida

1825–35; < New Latin, equivalent to annel- (< French annelés literally, ringed ones, plural past participle of anneler to ring, derivative of Old French an ( n ) el ring < Latin ānellus, diminutive of ānus ring, anus ) + -ida -id 2

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Approximately 16,500 species have been described in phylum Annelida.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2015

A group of Annelida remarkable for having no external segments or distinct ventral nerve ganglions.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster

That Polygordius, Protodrilus and Saccocirrus are on the whole primitive forms, and related to each other, there can be little doubt, but their place amongst the Annelida is difficult to determine.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various

Annelida, of the Cambrian period, 82, 83; of the Lower Silurian, 107; of the Upper Silurian, 122, 123; of the Devonian, 143, 144; of the Carboniferous, 178.

From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Henry Alleyne Nicholson

This happens in many Annelida and in Amphioxus.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

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