Hepatopancreas 2041043 199134108 2008-03-18T18:02:58Z 89.217.51.106 [[Image:Deroceras laeve hepatopancreas 400 saturn.jpg|right|thumb|Histology section of hepatopancreas of [[slug]] ''[[Deroceras laeve]]''.]] The '''hepatopancreas''' is an organ of the [[digestive tract]] of [[arthropod]]s, [[gastropod]]s and [[fish]]. It provides the functions which in [[mammal]]s are provided separately by the [[liver]] and [[pancreas]]. Arthropods, especially [[detritovores]] in the Order [[Isopoda]] Sub-Order [[Oniscidea]] ([[woodlice]], for example), have shown to be able to store heavy metals consumed from the forest floor in their hepatopancreas. This could lead to [[bioaccumulation]] through the [[food chains]] and implications for food web destructions, if accumulations get high enough in these polluted areas. A good example of this is seen in a study by Hopkins and Martin (1985) where they found that high metal concentrations are seen in [[spiders]] of the genus [[Dysdera]] which feed on terrestrial [[isopods]], including their hepatopancreas, the major metal storage organ of isopods in [[polluted]] sites. {{arthropod-stub}} {{mollusc-stub}} {{fish-stub}} [[Category:Arthropod anatomy]] [[Category:Fish anatomy]] [[cs:Hepatopankreas]] [[de:Hepatopankreas]] [[fr:Hépatopancréas]] [[ja:中腸腺]]