SCIENCE
ZOOLOGY
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Question
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Septa
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Setae
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Clitellium
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Ganglia
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Detailed explanation-1: -The clitellum is a thickened glandular and non-segmented section of the body wall near the head in earthworms and leeches, that secretes a viscid sac in which eggs are stored. It is located near the anterior end of the body, between the fourteenth and seventeenth segments.
Detailed explanation-2: -The segments 14-16 are covered by a prominent dark band of glandular tissue called clitellum.
Detailed explanation-3: -In earthworms and leeches, the clitellum is a swollen glandular portion of the body that is not segmented as the rest of the body. It is helpful in secreting a viscid sac into which eggs are stored.
Detailed explanation-4: -The number of segments in earthworm which are covered by a prominent dark band or clitellum are three segments.