Earthworm T.S

Phylum: Annelida

Class: Oligochaeta



Intestine is divisible into 3 regions – Pre – typhlosolar, typhlosolar and post – typhlosolar region.

Typhlosolar region has median dorsal internal fold.

Body wall is composed of thin cuticle, columnar epidermis, thin circular muscle layer and thick longitudinal muscle layer.

Typhlosole increases the surface area for absorption.

Dorsal blood vessel, supra – intestinal excretory duct ventral blood vessel, nerve cord, sub – neural vessel, blood capillaries and coelom are seen in section.

Section is triploblastic with organ grade of construction and true coelom.

Typhlosole has chlorogen cells and a capillary blood vessel.

Intestine is composed of outer visceral coelomic epithelial layer, intermediate longitudinal and circular muscle layers.