The Bristle Worm
The Bristle Worm, also known as a Polychaete, has an elongated, metameric body usually attached with a pair of appendages called parapodia on each segment. The nervous system includes a cerebral ganglion at the head with one or more nerves running the length of the body vertically. Also, there is an associated pair of ganglia in each segment. The Bristle Worm display a large amount of different sensory structures, such as touch receptors. Sight which may be developed into one or more pairs of anteriorly positioned eyes or sent out around the body.
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