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dendrobranchiate gill

dendrobranchiate gill

[¦den·drō′braŋ·kē‚āt ′gil]
(invertebrate zoology)
A respiratory structure of certain decapod crustaceans, characterized by extensive branching of the two primary series.
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Moreover Foster & Howse reported that the dendrobranchiate gills of the brown shrimp (Penaeus aztecus) consisted of a gill axis with bi serially arranged branches that subdivide into bifurcating filaments, while Barra et al.
Gill Morphology in the Red Swamp Freshwater Crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Crustacea: Decapoda: Cambarids) (Girard 1852) from the River Nile and its Branches in Egypt/ Morfologia de las Branquias del Cangrejo Rojo de Pantano de Agua Dulce Procambarus clarkii (Crustacea: Decapoda: Cambarids) (Girard 1852) del Rio Nilo y sus Ramas en Egipto
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