dendrobranch

dendrobranch
A type of decapod gill bearing two principal branches off the main axis, each of which is divided into multiple secondary branches [Brusca and Brusca, 2002].
Type of gill having tubes divided into arborescent bundles [Moore and McCormick, 1969].
Type of gill with lamellae divided into arborescent bundles [McLaughlin, 1980].
(Order Decapoda):
Type of gill whose axis bears series of highly subdivided branches. See: phyllobranch, trichobranch [Stachowitsch, 1992].

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  • phyllobranch — A type of decapod gill bearing a double series of platelike or leaflike branches from the axis [Brusca and Brusca, 2002]. Gill with leaflike filaments. (Syn. phyllobranchia) [McLaughlin, 1980]. (Order Decapoda): Type of gill whose axis bears… …   Crustacea glossary

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