Polychaete marine worm. Close-up of the body of a Diopatra neapolitana marine worm. Polychaetes are a class of annelid (segmented) worms. Each segment

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Polychaete marine worm. Close-up of the body of a Diopatra neapolitana marine worm. Polychaetes are a class of annelid (segmented) worms. Each segment has a pair of fleshy un-jointed limb-like appendages (parapodia) which aid in locomotion and act as external gills. Photographed in the Mediterranean Sea, Alicante, Spain.

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Photo credit: © ANGEL FITOR/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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