AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The annelids /ˈænəlɪdz/ (Annelida /əˈnɛlɪdə/, from Latin anellus, “little ring"), also known as the segmented worms, are a large phylum, with over 22, 000 extant species including ragworms, earthworms, and leeches.

Detailed explanation-2: -earthworm, also called angleworm, any one of more than 1, 800 species of terrestrial worms of the class Oligochaeta (phylum Annelida)-in particular, members of the genus Lumbricus.

Detailed explanation-3: -Segmented worms make up the Phylum Annelida. The phylum includes earthworms and their relatives, leeches, and a large number of mostly marine worms known as polychaetes. Various species of polychaete are known as lugworms, clam worms, bristleworms, fire worms, sea mice, and “EWWW! I stepped on that THING!"

Detailed explanation-4: -The term Earthworm refers to a specific group of invertebrates within the taxonomic phylum Annelida. Earthworms belong to the Oligochaetes-which means ‘few bristles’ and are represented by 31 species of earthworm here in the British Isles.