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The common name for the reproductive form of the worm, which belongs to the family Nereidae, class Polychaeta, phylum Annelida. During the reproductive season from October to December, the male and female worms fill the front half of their bodies with reproductive material and swim in reproductive swarms. In the Kanto region, they are called bachi, while in the Tokushima region they are called ukiko and in the Okayama region they are called hiru. In addition, while the reproductive form of the worms from the southern regions is called Pacific parolo, bachi is also called Japanese parolo and is well known worldwide.

[Minoru Imajima]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

環形動物門多毛綱ゴカイ科に属するイトメの生殖型の俗称。イトメは10～12月の生殖期になると、雌雄それぞれの体の前半部に生殖物を充満させて、生殖群泳する。関東地方ではこれをバチとよぶが、徳島地方ではウキコ、岡山地方ではヒルなどとよぶ。また、南方産のイソメ類の生殖型のものを太平洋パロロとよぶのに対し、バチを日本パロロともよび、世界的によく知られている。

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