Organ of Bojanus
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The Organ of Bojanus is actually the molluscan kidney. It is the excretory organ of the mollucans (e.g. Sepia, Octopus, mussels, etc). Some other mollucans have another type of organs for excretory function called Keber's organ.
[edit] Sources
- Encyclopedia Brittanica
[edit] Additional Reading
- Hartog, Marcus M., Additional Note on the Organ of Bojanus J Anat Physiol. 1879 July; 13(Pt 4): 578.
- Hopkins, A. E., Accessory Hearts In The Oyster, Ostrea gigas, Biological Bulletin, Vol. 67, No. 3 (Dec., 1934), pp. 346-355. doi: 10.2307/137517. p. 347 has an illustration.
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