The body wall of the earthworm is covered externally by a very thin non-cellular layer called:
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Correct answer: Cuticle
The outermost layer is a thin, transparent, non-cellular cuticle. Below this lies the epidermis, followed by two layers of muscle (circular and longitudinal) and an innermost coelomic epithelium.
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