what is a keber's organ?with what function it associates?

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what is a keber's organ?with what function it associates?..

Answer / abhilash

keber's organs are excretory oregans in molluscans.
it is otherwise called as pericardial gland and is a
large,reddish brown glandular mass.it is situated
anterolateral to the pericardium into which it discharges
the waste material.they are collected from there by the
kidney.

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what is a keber's organ?with what function it associates?..

Answer / neha

The Organ of Bojanus is actually the molluscan kidney. It
is the excretory organ of the molluscs (e.g. Sepia,
Octopus, mussels, etc). Some other molluscs have another
type of organ for excretion called Keber's organ. It was
described for the first time by Ludwig Heinrich Bojanus

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what is a keber's organ?with what function it associates?..

Answer / pawan khandebharad

The organs of Bojanus or Bojanus organs are excretory glands that serve the function of kidneys in some of the Mollusca. In other words, these are metanephridia that are found in some molluscs, for example in the bivalves. Some other molluscs have another type of organ for excretion called Keber's organ.

The Bojanus organ is named after Ludwig Heinrich Bojanus, who first described it.

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