eversible
Adjective
Meaning
eversible (comparative more eversible, superlative most eversible)
able to be turned inside out; able to be everted
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Pheromones from species of Rutelinea are produced from epithelial cells lining the inner surface of the apical abdominal segments; amino acid-based pheromones of Melolonthinae are produced from eversible glands on the abdominal apex.
Most other turbellarians have a pharynx that is eversible (can be extended by being turned inside-out), and the mouths of different species can be anywhere along the underside.
The name of the phylum relates to the Greek god of fertility, because their general shape and their extensible spiny introvert (eversible proboscis ) may recall the shape of a penis.