Malpighi
noun
Marcello 1628–94, Italian anatomist.
Malpighian
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a word derived from
Malpighi.
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For example, contractile vacuoles are common in microorganisms; flame cells and nephridia in certain species and worms, and Malpighian tubules in insects are other examples of excretory systems.
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The Malpighian tubules filter waste materials out of the blood, or hemolymph, of insects.
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Malpighian tubules are tiny, bulb-shaped organs that open to an excretory pore in leeches.
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Figure 32.12 Malpighian tubules of insects and other terrestrial arthropods remove nitrogenous wastes and other solutes from the hemolymph.
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Two species known, L. nova and L. testiculi, both from different species of Glomeris, a Myriapod; the former inhabits the Malpighian tubules, the latter the testis.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various
