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Is nephridia found in earthworms?


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Earthworms:

  1. An earthworm is an invertebrate.
  2. It belongs to the phylum Annelida.
  3. It has a tubular and segmented body.
  4. Nephridia is the osmoregulatory and excretory organ found in invertebrates such as earthworm.
  5. It is a tubular organ.
  6. A nephridium comprises a nephrostome or a ciliated funnel which lies in the coelom and leads to the nephridial duct.
  7. The nephridial duct can be convoluted, short, or long.

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