hepatopancreas
Digestive gland of crustaceans with functions approximately analogous to liver and pancreas of vertebrates - enzyme secretion, food absorption and storage.
SEEDED workflow status. The source-seeding rules supplied this record; consult its curation history for later attributed changes. This status does not establish human review.
Source attestations
| Source | Label / path | Assertions | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| PREGO | hepatopancreas | 2 | TAXON |
Broader habitats
- digestive gland
BTO:0000345
Associated taxa
| Taxon | Source | Rank | Pool | Corroborated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidatus Hepatoplasma crinochetorum Av NCBITaxon:1427984 |
PREGO | 1 | 2 | |
Candidatus Hepatoplasma crinochetorum NCBITaxon:295596 |
PREGO | 2 | 2 |
Also called
- hepatopancreases
- hepatopancreasic
- midgut gland
- midgut glandic
- midgut glands