Osphradium of Pila globosa is a

Photoreceptor

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Chemoreceptor

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Thermoreceptor

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Tangoreceptor

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Solution

The correct option is D Chemoreceptor
The osphradium is a chemoreceptive sense organ that monitors the water currents entering the mantle cavity. It has a patch of sensory epithelium on the gill membranes which acts as chemoreceptors to determine the amount of sediment in the water being taken inside.

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