Crustacea glossary. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2011.
Pleurobranchia — Pleu ro*bran chi*a, n.; pl. {Pleuroeranchi[ae]}. [NL.] (Zo[ o]l.) Same as {Pleurobranch}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pleurobranchia — pleu·ro·bran·chia … English syllables
pleurobranchia — noun see pleurobranch … Useful english dictionary
Pleuroeranchiae — Pleurobranchia Pleu ro*bran chi*a, n.; pl. {Pleuroeranchi[ae]}. [NL.] (Zo[ o]l.) Same as {Pleurobranch}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pleurobranch(s) — ( ) [Holthuis, 1993]. Schematic drawing of a thoracic leg. [Holthuis, 1993] A decapod gill arising from the lateral body wall or surface of the thoracic pleura; side gills. [Brusca and Brusca, 2002]. A gill situated on the body wall dorsal to the … Crustacea glossary
meridional canal — (CTENOPHORA) One of the eight canals extending in an oral aboral direction under the external surface; part of the gastrovascular system; in Pleurobranchia it emits a greenish blue luminescence … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
pleurobranch — n. [Gr. pleuron, side; branchia, gills] (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) In Decapoda, a gill attached directly to the body wall; pleurobranchia … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
