Hemolymph

Hemolymph, or haemolymph, is a fluid, comparable with the blood in vertebrates, that circulates inside an arthropod's body, remaining in direct contact with the animal's tissues. It is composed of a fluid plasma in which hemolymph cells called hemocytes are dispersed. In addition to hemocytes, the plasma contains many chemicals. It is the major tissue type of the open circulatory system characteristic of arthropods (for example, arachnids, crustaceans and insects).[1][2] In addition, some non-arthropods such as mollusks possess a hemolymphatic circulatory system.

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