#trophosome

Trophosome

Organ containing endosymbionts

A trophosome is a highly vascularised organ found in some animals that houses symbiotic bacteria that provide food for their host. Trophosomes are contained by the coelom of tube worms and in the body of symbiotic flatworms of the genus Paracatenula.

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