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Hans Buchner, Ludwig Tiefenbacher, Reinhold Kling, and Kurt Preissler; [Uber die physiologische Bedeutung des Magen-Darm-Rudimentes der Mannchen von Asplanchna sieboldi (Rotatoria, Monogononta)] (The Physiological Role of the Rudimentary Digestive Tract in Males of Asplanchna sieboldi (Rotatoria, Monogononta)). Z.vergl.Physiologie 67:453-454, 1970
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The males of Asplanchna sieboldi, which have neither mouth nor anus, possess an organ consisting of several vesicles. It is homologous to the female digestive tract and serves as an energy storage organ. In new-born males it is filled with glycogen, which is used up during their 3-5 day life-span.