Question

Parapodia are locomotory in function in:

• A. Scolopendra
• B. Nereis
• C. Centipede
• D. Earthworm

Answer 1

The correct option is B Nereis

Nereis is a marine polychaete annelid. It lives in burrows in the sea bottom and comes out in the night to prey upon small animals. The trunk of the Nereis is metamerically segmented and segments are called metameres, each one of which bears a pair of parapodia. Parapodia are paired locomotory organs of the body, attached on the lateral side of each trunk segment.

So, the correct answer is option B.