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Thursday, 29 January 2015

Acetabulum is essentially an organ of attachment.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetabulum_(morphology)

Function
Acetabulum is essentially an organ of attachment. In annelids, it is used for adherence to the substratum during a looping locomotion. Annelid worms such as leeches move by repeated alternating extensions and shortenings of the body.

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