dendrobranch
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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].… … Crustacea glossary
dendrobranchiate — (noun) A decapod bearing dendrobranch gills, or (adjective) the condition of having dendrobranch gills [Brusca and Brusca, 2002] … Crustacea glossary
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
trichobranch — A type of decapod gill bearing a series of radiating unbranched filaments [Brusca and Brusca, 2002]. Gill of filamentous structure with hair like projections from axis (e.g., crayfish). (Syn. trichobranchia) [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. Gill with … Crustacea glossary
