annelid
noun
any segmented worm of the phylum Annelida, including the earthworms, leeches, and various marine forms.
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If Vertebrates arose from primitive Annelid ancestors, how account for Amphioxus and the Ascidians, which seem to 276be the most primitive living Vertebrates and yet show no particular annelidan affinities?
From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
