20 Examples of Annelids

The annelids (from Latin annellum which means "rings") are Invertebrate animals vermiforms (worm-shaped) that have a soft, segmented ring body. For example: the earthworm, the fire worm or the leech.

The size of annelids can vary from one millimeter to more than one meter and are organisms that inhabit ecosystems aquatic, marine and sweet, and terrestrial.

Annelids are animals with bilateral symmetry that have no skeleton. The rings that make up your body are known as "metamers" and are repeated throughout your body. Some species their bodies are covered with ketas, filaments that facilitate locomotion.

Types of annelids

Annelids can be classified into:

Characteristics of annelids

Examples of annelids