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On the Nephridia ofPrionospio Cirrifera Wiren

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  1. 1.

    There are three pairs of U-shaped nephridia which occur in segments 4, 5 and 6.

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    A detailed description of the structure of the nephridia is given.

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    There are no nephridia in the middle and posterior segments. The genital products probably escape by rupture of the body wall.

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Abbreviations

a.c.:

alimentary canal

c.nep.:

cilia of nephridium

d.l.nep.:

distal limb of nephridium

l.nep.:

lumen of nephridium

l.nep.f.:

lip of nephridial funnel

mus.:

muscle

nep.:

nephridium

nep.f.:

nephridial funnel

n.nep.:

nucleus of nephridial cell

n.p.:

nephridiopore

sep.:

septum

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  1. University Zoological Research Laboratory, Madras

    R. Gopala Aiyar

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Aiyar, R.G. On the Nephridia ofPrionospio Cirrifera Wiren. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 9, 57–61 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03050421

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