retrocerebral organ

retrocerebral organ
(ROTIFERA)
A small glandular organ, attached to the epidermis above and behind the brain, comprised of the retrocerebral sac and the subcerebral glands; function unknown.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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