phyllobranchiate gill

phyllobranchiate gill

[‚fil·ō′braŋ·kē·ət ′gil]
(invertebrate zoology)
A type of decapod crustacean gill with flattened branches, or lamellae usually arranged in two opposite series.
References in periodicals archive ?
Organization of a phyllobranchiate gill from the green shore crab Carcinus maenas (Crustacea, Decapoda).
The phyllobranchiate gills of crabs are composed of many parallel lamellae that extend out from a central core (or raphe) and decrease in size distally along the gill.
Effect of salinity on osmoregulatory patch epithelia in gills of the blue crab Callinectes sapidus
Encyclopedia browser ?
Full browser ?