Species Profile
Tubifex
Sludge worm
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumAnnelida
ClassOligochaeta
OrderUnknown
FamilyUnknown
Introduction
Tubifex inhabits muddy freshwater bottoms.
Detritivorous and aquatic.
Indicator of organic pollution.
Size & Structure
01
Thin red worms
02
Segmented body
03
No parapodia
04
Found in clusters
Tubifex — 3D Model
No 3D model available
General Features
- Coelom
- Coelomate
- Body plan
- Tube within a tube body plan (Protostomous)
- Germ layer
- Triploblastic
- Metamerism
- Present
- Body symmetry
- Bilateral
- Fertilization
- Internal
- Digestion type
- Complete
- Nervous system
- Ladder-like
- Excretory organ
- Nephridia
- Body temperature
- Poikilothermic, euryhaline
- Circulatory type
- Closed circulation
- Development type
- Direct
- Respiratory type
- Cutaneous
- Mode of excretion
- Ammonotelism
- Circulation system
- Closed
- Skeleton structure
- Absent
- Level of Organisation
- Organ system level
- Regulation of Osmosis
- Osmoregulator
Ecology
Decomposer
Indicator of pollution
Nutrient recycling
Economic Importance
Fish food
Water quality studies
Research use