Rhabdite

Rhabdites(from Greek,rhabdos,rod) are rodlike structures in the cells of theepidermisor underlying parenchyma in certainturbellarians,and in the epidermis ofnemerteans.^[1]They are discharged in mucous secretions. They are a defensive mechanism, which dissolve in water, and they are distasteful to most animals who would prey on rhabditid worms. In nemerteans, rhabdites form mucus on which the animals glide.^[2]

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^Walker, J.C.; Anderson, D.T. (1998). "The Platyhelminthes, Nemertea, Entoprocta and Gnathostomulida". In D.T. Anderson (ed.).Invertebrate Zoology(1 ed.). Oxford University Press Australia. pp.79–85.ISBN 0-19-553941-9.
^Martin, Gary G. (1978). "A New Function of Rhabdites: Mucus Production for Ciliary Gliding".Zoomorphology.91(3). Springer-Verlag:235–248.doi:10.1007/BF00999813.S2CID 206787592.

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[WalkerAnderson1998Nemertea-1] Walker, J.C.; Anderson, D.T. (1998). "The Platyhelminthes, Nemertea, Entoprocta and Gnathostomulida". In D.T. Anderson (ed.).Invertebrate Zoology(1 ed.). Oxford University Press Australia. pp.79–85.ISBN 0-19-553941-9.

[2] Martin, Gary G. (1978). "A New Function of Rhabdites: Mucus Production for Ciliary Gliding".Zoomorphology.91(3). Springer-Verlag:235–248.doi:10.1007/BF00999813.S2CID 206787592.

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