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see meganephridia.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
macroic
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meganephridia — n. pl.; sing. ium [Gr. megas, large; dim. nephros, kidney] (ANNELIDA: Oligochaeta) A pair of large nephridia in each segment of the body except, for first and last segments; holonephridia; holoic; macroic; see nephridium, micronephridia … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
microic — adj. [Gr. mikros, small; eidos, like] (ANNELIDA: Oligochaeta) Smaller than macroic, a substitute for micronephridial, often applied to nephridia as large as or larger than meganephridia … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
