Question

What are metanephridia?

Answer 1

Nephridia:

1. Osmoregulation and excretion are aided by nephridia.
2. It is an invertebrate organ.

Metanephridia:

1. It is a type of excretory gland.
2. It's found in annelids, arthropods, and mollusks, among other invertebrates.
3. A nephridium is made up of a ciliated funnel, or coelom, that opens into the body cavity and is connected to a duct that can be glandularized, folded, or enlarged (vesiculate) and opens to the organism's exterior.