![Close up image of the clitellum on a mature earthworm.](http://static.sciencelearn.org.nz/images/images/000/002/804/full/Clitellum20170328-30750-1hhksb0.jpg?1674168932)
The glandular ring or saddle found on mature earthworms. After mating, the clitellum secretes a cocoon of eggs.
Acknowledgement: Ross Gray
The glandular ring or saddle found on mature earthworms. After mating, the clitellum secretes a cocoon of eggs.
Acknowledgement: Ross Gray