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How does leech respire?

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There is no special respiration organ in leech. The skin serves as a respiratory organ. The capillaries containing the haemocoelomic fluid extend in between the cells of the epidermis, acts as a permeable membrane through which the exchange of gases takes place by diffusion.
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