Cement glands

Cement glands are small organs found in Acanthocephala that are used to temporarily close the posterior end of the female after copulation.

Cement glands are also mucus-secreting organs that can attach embryos or larvae to a solid substrate. These can be found in frogs such as those in the genus Xenopus, fish such as the Mexican tetra, and crustaceans.

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