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intraclitellian

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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having the ducts of the testes opening in, and not before or behind, the clitellum, as certain terricolous annelids or earthworms.
  • noun An earthworm having this structure.
  • noun Perrier divided earthworms into three groups:
  • noun Preclitellians (e. g. Lumbricus), where the male pores are situated in front of the clitellum;
  • noun Intraclitellians (e. g. Eudrilus), where the male pores are within the clitellum; and
  • noun Postclitellians (e. g. Perichæta), where the male pores open behind the clitellum.

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