solenocyte
anatomy
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clusters in nephridium
- In excretion: The nephridia of annelids, nemertines, flatworms, and rotifers
…a special type known as solenocytes, or flame cells. The possession of solenocytes by some annelids is one of the characteristics that allies them with other nonsegmented phyla that have no true body cavity. They also have a system of tubules opening at the surface and ending internally in flame…
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lancelet anatomy
- In cephalochordate: Digestion and excretion
…have unique excretory structures called solenocytes, which occur only in some distantly related animals, such as annelids.
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movement of urine
- In nephridium
…it possesses cilia, or a solenocyte if it has a flagellum. In either form, the cilia or the flagellum wave filtered urine down the tube to the outside.
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