- pleurobranch
- pleu·ro·branch
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pleurobranch
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Pleurobranch — Pleu ro*branch, n. [See {Pleuro }, and {Branchia}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of the gills of a crustacean that is attached to the side of the thorax. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pleurobranch — n. [Gr. pleuron, side; branchia, gills] (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) In Decapoda, a gill attached directly to the body wall; pleurobranchia … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
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
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Dwarf warty pleurobranch — Pleurobranchaea tarda Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Mosaic pleurobranch — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
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
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
arthrobranch(s) — ( ) [Holthuis, 1993]. Schematic drawing of a thoracic leg. [Holthuis, 1993] A decapod gill associated with the articular membrane between the coxa and the body wall; joint gills. [Brusca and Brusca, 2002]. A gill arising from the articular… … Crustacea glossary
branchia — Gills, usually thoracic [Poore, 2004]. Respiratory organ (gill) associated with an appendage or with the body wall. (Pl. branchiae) [Perez Farfante and Kensley, 1997]. Thin walled finger like or leaf like structure extending outward from limb or… … Crustacea glossary
