diverticula
zoology
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bivalves
- In bivalve: The digestive system and nutrition
…and intracellular in the digestive diverticula, opening laterally from the stomach wall. Transport of food particles is effected by cilia, creating an array of tracts and sorting areas within the stomach. The principal organ of extracellular digestion is the crystalline style. It is rotated in its sac by cilia; the…
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crustaceans
- In crustacean: The digestive system
…generally has one or more diverticula, or pouches, which are involved in various digestive processes. These diverticula may be simple, as in Daphnia, or complex and glandular, as in the decapods. The hindgut is usually relatively short and lined with cuticle. The exit is controlled by a muscular anus, which…
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