| Echiura | Capitellida | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Capitella(Capitellidae) | Arenicola(Arenicolidae) | Axiothella(Maldanidae) |
repetitive units of nerve cells | + | + | + | + |
metameric, peripheral neurites | + | + | + | (+) |
single ventral neurite bundle | + | -* | + | + |
simple circumesophageal connectives | + | ? | ? | + |
stomatogastric nerve ring | + | ? | + | + |