nephridia
- plural of nephridium.
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A pair of nephridia is present on each segment of the earthworm.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Typically, body fluid enters nephridia and becomes more concentrated as it moves through the tubes.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2018
Some terrestrial invertebrates, including annelids and mollusks, produce urine in nephridia.
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A pair of nephridia is present within the mantle cavity.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
In the genera Pheretima, Megascolex, Dichogaster, &c., each segment contains a large number of nephridia, which, on account of the fact that they are necessarily smaller than the paired nephridia of e.g.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various
