Cement glands are significant accessory organs (1–8 in number) in Acanthocephala. In addition, Eoacanthocephalans have a separate cement reservoir. The vasa efferentia fuse to form a vas deferens, which fuses with one or several ducts of the cement gland(s) to form a genital canal. The cement locks the female vagina after copulation until the first embryonated eggs are released, and forms typical copulatory caps on the posterior tips of inseminated females (Acanthocephala/Reproductive Organs).
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(2016). Cement Glands. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43978-4_536
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