- excretory tubule
- (Order Decapoda):Narrow section of antennal gland occasionally joining second part of end sac (labyrinth) to bladder. See: excretory duct [Stachowitsch, 1992].
Crustacea glossary. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2011.
excretory tubule
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