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What is the function of Solenocytes?


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Solenocytes:

  1. Solenocytes are elongated, flagellated cells present in most lower invertebrates that aid in the removal of nitrogenous wastes.
  2. Platyhelminthes have excretory structures called solenocytes.
  3. These are the cells that, along with the other kind, flame cells, comprise subtypes of protonephridium.

The function of Solenocytes:

  1. It's a cup-shaped cell with cilia on the outside.
  2. Solenocytes are derived from mesoderm and are long cells with a continually moving long flagellum that wafts excretory material via tubules.
  3. The tube's walls are made up of pillar-like rods and are quite thin.
  4. The excretory liquid is created when bodily fluids are ultra-purified via the wall.
  5. A flagellum is carried by the solenocyte, which wafts excretory materials along the tubule.
  6. The tube's walls are made up of pillar-like rods and are quite thin.
  7. Osmoregulation, ion regulation, and excretion are all aided by solenocytes.

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