rhopalium

physiology
Also known as: rhopalia

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nervous system of invertebrates

  • neuron; conduction of the action potential
    In nervous system: Diffuse nervous systems

    …be arranged sensory bodies, called rhopalia, which contain ganglionic concentrations of neurons. In the sea anemone Metridium some of the nerve fibres are 7 to 8 mm (0.3 inch) long and form a system for fast conduction of nerve impulses. Such specializations may have allowed the evolution of different functions.…

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