Aphrodite
APHRODITE
CLASSIFICATION :
Phylum: Annelida
Genus: Aphrodite
COMMENTS:
•Aphrodite is commonly known as sea mouse.
•It measures about 7.5 to 12.5cm in length and made up of 30-35 segments.
•Body is short & broad, oval in shape & dorso- ventrally flattened.
•Thick long setae of the notopodium are irridescent , they are woven into a blanket which covers the dorsal surface (back) including the elytra.
•Ventral surface is flat, segmented & forms a creeping sole.
•Between blanket and dorsal body wall is a space containing 15 pairs of elytra formed from modified dorsal cirri.
•Stiff setae & irridescent bristles are also present on dorsal surface.
•Head is small, situated anteriorly beneath the dorsal felt and bears a single small median tentacle & two large lateral palps.
•Coelomic epithelium is ciliated which causes circulation, and projecting into rectum a series of strongly cliated ridges.
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