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epigonal organ
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An elongate paired tissue ventral to the kidneys and partialy enveloping the anterior gonads in Elasmobranchii. Apparently important to the immune system [ http://www.fishbase.org/glossary/Glossary.php?q=epigonal+organ ]
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Subclass of:
- lateral structure
- hemopoietic organ
- immune organ
- in_lateral_side_of some multicellular organism
- surrounds some gonad