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The animal kingdom shows a wide variety of excretory structures. Name some of the excretory organs and in which animals they are present as well as its functional aspect.

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(i) Protonephridia are excretory structures with specialized cells in the form of flame cells (cilia) in Platyhelminthes (tapeworm) and solenocytes (flagella) in Amphioxus. (ii) Nematodes have rennette cells, Metanephridia are the tubular excretory structures in annelids and molluscs. (iii) Malpighian tubules are the excretory structures in most insects. (iv) Antennal glands or green glands perform excretory function in crustaceans like prawns.
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