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The annelids are segmented worms. The majority are marine animals of shallow water. Some are free-swimming, but others build temporary or permanent tubes or burrows in which they live a sedentary existence. Better known members of the phylum are the earthworms, which also have related species in freshwater. The leeches form a distinct group found as predators or parasites in freshwater or moist soil.
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Jenking, C.M., Boyce, A. (1979). Phylum Annelida. In: The diversity of life. Foundations of Biology. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-03987-6_9
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