Question

What are excretory cells of flatworms called?

Answer 1

Excretory cells of flatworms:

1. Flame cells are the excretory cells of flatworms.
2. A flame cell is a specialized excretory cell found in the simplest freshwater invertebrates, such as flatworms and rotifers.
3. It is the simplest excretory system identified in any animal.
4. Flame cells have a waste-removing function comparable to that of a kidney.
5. The flame cell features a nucleated cell body with a "cup-shaped" protrusion on the inner surface, which is covered in flagella.
6. The cup is attached to a tube cell, which has cilia on its inner surface to help liquid flow through it.
7. The cell's name comes from the pounding of these flagella, which resembles a flame.