Question

which phylum does earthworm belong to write four main feature of this phylum​

Answer 1

Earthworm belongs to the phylum Annelida.

MAIN FEATURES:

• The Annelids are coelomate and triploblastic.

• They exhibit organ system level organization.

• Their body is segmented.

• They respire through their body surface.

• Nephridia are the excretory organs.

• They have a well-developed circulatory and digestive system.

• Their body contains haemoglobin, which gives them a red colour.

• Regeneration is a very common characteristic of the Annelids.

• Setae help them in movement.

• Most of the Annelids are hermaphrodite, i.e., male and female organs are present in the same body. They reproduce both sexually and asexually. The others reproduce sexually.

• Eg., Earthworms, and leeches