18+ Anatomy Of Earthworm

A ventral blood vessel which leads the blood to the posterior end.

18+ Anatomy Of Earthworm. The earthworm brain is actually a fused pair of nerve ganglia, mostly located in the third segment. Internal and external anatomy of an earthworm.

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This common species is lumbricus. Earthworm is the common name for the larger terrestrial invertebrates of the oligochaeta (which is either a class or subclass depending on the author) in the phylum annelida (segmented worms). Scientifically, earthworms are known by the genus name pheretima.

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Small, long, cylindrical animal without legs or hard body parts. The earthworm brain is actually a fused pair of nerve ganglia, mostly located in the third segment. One particular part of the earth worms nervous system, an enlarged ganglion, does act as a simple brain, and it is located in the anterior portion of the earthworm's anatomy. Internal and external anatomy of an earthworm.