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Do Invertebrates Have Cloacae?

šŸ’” The Answer

  • Some invertebrates have excretory openings with analogous purpose.
  • These are also sometimes called cloacae.
  • The term 'cloaca' primarily refers to vertebrates.
  • Invertebrate openings are analogous, not homologous.

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