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THE structure and function of the rectal glands of insects have been investigated by several workers1. Later, Wigglesworth2 studied these glands more thoroughly in a number of species. No report, however, has yet appeared in the literature regarding the presence of rectal glands in woodlice (Crustacea : Isopoda), although Edney3 stated : “the fæcal pellets are moist, and there appears to be no mechanism comparable with the rectal glands of insects for reabsorption of water contained in the rectal contents”. This observation, however, was not based on any experimental or histological studies.
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GUPTA, M. Rectal Glands in Woodlice. Nature 191, 406–407 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/191406a0
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