I want to know the answer to the following question:
How does peristalsis work?
All the background I'm provided with is that "However, the septa are often incomplete in annelids that are semi-sessile or that do not move by peristalsis or by movements of parapodia – for example some move by whipping movements of the body, some small marine species move by means of cilia (fine muscle-powered hairs) and some burrowers turn their pharynges (throats) inside out to penetrate the sea-floor and drag themselves into it.". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: no