Question

What are flame cells?

Answer 1

Flame cells:

1. The flame cell is the excretory organ of flatworms.
2. Flatworms are unsegmented, bilaterally symmetrical worms.
3. Flame cells are excretory structures found in Platyhelminthes, Rotifers, some annelids, and Amphioxus, a cephalochordate.
4. Flame cells remove waste materials in the same way that a kidney does.
5. The flame cell has a nucleated cell body with a 'cup-shaped' protrusion and flagella that cover the cup's inner surface.