<I>Kootenayscolex barbarensis</I> (2 of 2) (IMAGE)

Royal Ontario Museum

<I>Kootenayscolex barbarensis</I> (2 of 2)

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Kootenayscolex barbarensis is part of a group of animals called annelids (or the 'ringed worms'). It had a pair of long sensory structures called palps on its head, with a small medial antenna between them (right). Its body was covered in fleshy appendages called parapodia which bear bristles called chaetae. These structures are used for movement.

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Jean-Bernard Caron © Royal Ontario Museum

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