| A worm is an "elongated" invertebrate soft-bodied | | | | bloodworms.Often times animals such as a dogs |
| animal. The most widely known of all worms is | | | | and cats, are sad to have worms. This means |
| the earthworm. The earthworm is a member of | | | | that the dog or cat is infested with parasitic |
| phylum Annelida. A side from that famous worm | | | | worms. Parasitic worms are typically roundworms |
| there are hundreds of thousands of different | | | | and tapeworms. Each worm species differes in it's |
| species of worms that live in a huge array of | | | | abilities to move around on their own. Many worm |
| differet habitats.Major worm categories | | | | species are bodied with no major muscles, thus |
| include:Acanthocephala - spiny headed worms | | | | preventing them from moving around on their |
| Annelida - segmented worms | | | | own. These worms must be moved by external |
| Gnathostomulida - jaw worms | | | | forces or other animals in their environment. On |
| Chaetognatha - arrow worms | | | | the opposite of these species there are several |
| Nemertea - ribbonworms | | | | other species that have bodies with major |
| Nematoda - roundworms | | | | muscles. These muscles allow them to move |
| Nematomorpha - horsehair worms | | | | about on their own. These worms are a type of |
| Platyhelminthes - flatworms | | | | muscular hydrostat.Feel free to reprint this article |
| Onychophora - velvet worms | | | | as long as you keep the article, this caption and |
| Sipuncula - peanut wormsThroughout history | | | | author biography in tact with all hyperlinks. |
| worms have also beeen called helminths. This was | | | | |
| especially true in zoological or medical terminology. | | | | Ryan Fyfe is the owner and operator of Worms |
| Some insects such as larvae are often called | | | | Symptoms - which is the best site on the internet |
| worms. This Larvae include: the railroad worm, | | | | for all worms related information. |
| woodworm, glowworm, and the | | | | |