Look up: Clitellum


  1. Clitellum
    The clitellum is a thickened glandular section of the body wall in earthworms and leeches, that secretes a viscid sac in which the eggs are deposited. It is present about {convert|2|cm} behind the anterior end of the body (around 14th, 15th and 16th segments). A clitellum is part of the reproductiv...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clitellum

  2. clitellum
    In annelids, a swelling of the body towards the head of the animal, where the gonads are located. Both oligochaetes and leeches have a clitellum.
    Found op http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/glossary_7.html

  3. clitellum
    (from the article `reproductive system, animal`) Sexually mature oligochaetes have a clitellum, which is a modification of a section of the body wall consisting of a glandular, saddlelike thickening ... ...segmented and has conspicuous segmental lines. The prostomium is usually a simple lobe overhan...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/98

  4. clitellum
    1) Barrel-shaperd swelling that covers segments 31-37
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/clitellum/1

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