Cement glands are small organs found in

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that are used to temporarily close the posterior end of the female after copulation. Cement glands are also mucus-secreting organs that can attach embryos or larvae to a solid substrate. These can be found in frogs such as those in the genus ''

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'', fish such as the Mexican tetra, and crustaceans.

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