arthrobranch

arthrobranch

[′är·thrō‚braŋk]
(invertebrate zoology)
In Malacostraca, the gill attached to the joint between the body and the first leg segment.
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Pacifastacus leniusculus: fine structure of the arthrobranch with references to active ion uptake.
Additional ultrastructural observations of the gill epithelium of the water flea Daphnia Magna with reference to ionic and macromolecular transport
1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 Maxillipeds Pereopod Thoracic Somite Appendages 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 Pleurobranchs - - - + + + + + Arthrobranchs - - - 1 1 1 1 - Podobranchs - r - - - - - - Epipods + + + - - - - - Exopods + * - - - - - - - Setobranchs - - - - - - - - TABLE 2.
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