Question

What animals have parapodia?

Answer 1

Parapodia:

1. Parapodia are the locomotory lateral appendages that help in the movement of annelids.
2. In the marine gastropods, these structures act as a foot that bears the lateral projections.
3. These are present mostly in the animals that come under the class Polychaeta in the phylum Annelida.
4. These include sand worms, tube worms, and clam worms.
5. Parapodia can be either paired or un-jointed with the presence of lateral outgrowths.
6. Some annelids such as earthworms belonging to the subclass Oligochaeta lack parapodia.