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sedentary polychaete

invertebrate
Also known as: Sedentaria, tube-dwelling polychaete

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classification of annelids

  • structure of polychaetes
    In annelid

    …are divided into free-moving and sedentary, or tube-dwelling, forms; the earthworms (Oligochaeta); and the leeches (Hirudinea).

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    In annelid: Critical appraisal

    …the Errantiata (free-moving forms) and Sedentaria (sedentary, or tube-dwelling, forms), based on the mode of living. This arrangement, while convenient, is not based on morphology and is not generally used. The classification system given above lists 23 orders (Archiannelida was considered as one order in the classification above, while other…

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