Friday 15 June 2012

PERISTOMIUM,CLITELLUM-PHERETIMA

PERISTOMIUM-The first segment at the anterior end of the body is called the buccal segment or peristomium having crescentic mouth.It is prolonged into a fleshy lobe the prostomium.
CLITELLUM-The clitellum is completely surrounds the 14 to 16. Due to its presence the body is distinguised into per-clitellar ,clitellar and post-clitellar regions.The clitellum is a glandular organ which secreates mucus,albumen and an egg or cocoon for the eggs.It is girdle-like thick bad of glandular tissue.

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