Annelida
Americannoun
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
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
This happens in many Annelida and in Amphioxus.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
Minor, W. C., gemmation and fission in the Annelida, ii.
From The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) by Darwin, Charles
We owe to him the foundation and definition of the classes of Infusoria, Annelida, Arachnida, and Crustacea, the two latter groups being separated from the insects.
From Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work by Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring)
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