The clitellum is part of the reproductive system of clitellates, a subgroup of annelids which contains oligochaetes (earthworms) and hirudineans (leeches). The clitellum is a thick, saddle-like ring found in the epidermis (skin) of the worm, usually with a light-colored pigment.

2022年7月22日 · The clitellum is an essential part of an earthworm’s reproductive system. Its main function is to store eggs, aid in reproduction, secrete fluid to form the cocoon for eggs, and create a viscid sac that encases the cocoons together.

…32 and 37 is the clitellum, a slightly bulged, discoloured organ that produces a cocoon for enclosing the earthworm’s eggs. The body is tapered at both ends, with the tail end the blunter of the two. Earthworms cannot see or hear, but they are sensitive to both light and vibrations.

The meaning of CLITELLUM is a thickened glandular section of the body wall of some annelids that secretes a viscid sac in which the eggs are deposited.

2012年8月22日 · The clitellum secretes a fluid that forms a cocoon in which eggs are placed. It is usually found near the anterior end (the mouth end) of an earthworm, around a quarter or a third of the way down the worm’s body.

The clitellum of adult earthworms contains features called genital tumescence, tubercula pubertatis. The clitellum features and the male pores and female pores found above the clitellum and are all parts of the earthworm reproductive system.

2021年7月28日 · clitellum It is the band of glandular tissue in earthworm that secretes a viscid sac in which the eggs are deposited. Once the eggs have been deposited in the sac, the clitellum slides off of the earthworms (annelid’s) body. also called cingulum

2018年4月6日 · The clitellum is a thickened glandular and non segmented section of the body wall near the head of the earthworm that secretes a viscid sac in which the eggs are deposited. The clitellum is part of the reproductive system of earthworm. It also secretes a viscous fluid to form a cocoon for it's eggs.

The clitellum is a reproductive part of the oligochaete body consisting of series adjacent segments where the epidermis is swollen and house glands that secrete mucus for copulation.

clitellum a saddle-like structure present around part of the anterior half of some ANNELID worms which contains glands that secrete mucus, forming a sheath round copulating animals and a cocoon round the eggs.