| Differently sized partners were seen stretching or contracting their body between the genital region and the clitellum. |
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| A histological examination of the clitellum revealed that damage occurred to both male and female gonads. |
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| The Polychaeta lack a clitellum and have parapodia, paddle-like appendages with numerous bristles or chaetae. |
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| Between segments 32 and 37 is the clitellum, a slightly bulged, discoloured organ that produces a cocoon for enclosing the earthworm's eggs. |
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| The two species display similar body length and segment number as well as show resemblance in the shape of the clitellum and tubercula pubertatis. |
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| The clitellum of each worm secretes mucus to form a slime tube around the earthworms. |
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| A clitellum is present in the mid-region during the reproductive period. |
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| The clitellum of the earthworm secretes a case, or cocoon, into which is secreted a material that serves as nourishment for the young and a mucous substance that aids in copulation. |
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| Juveniles were distinguished from adults by size and the absence of a clitellum, and the adults identified. |
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| The saddle is also known as the clitellum, and it forms a cocoon that holds eggs and nourishes a worm until baby worms hatch. |
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| Clitellum slightly resembling this of amphius, although on various individuals it was variably developed, unequally encircling segments ventrally. |
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