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(ARTHROPODA: Crustacea)In Decapoda, that part of the gill chamber above or external to the gills.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
epibranchial space
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epibranchial space — Part of gill chamber above (external to ) gills [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. (Order Decapoda): In each branchial chamber in cephalothorax, space above (exterior to) gills, i.e., between gills and lateral wall of carapace. See: hypobranchial space … Crustacea glossary
hypobranchial space — Area of gill chamber below gills [McLaughlin, 1980]. Part of gill chamber below gills [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. (Order Decapoda): In each branchial chamber in cephalothorax, space below gills. See: epibranchial space [Stachowitsch, 1992] … Crustacea glossary
branchial chamber — A chamber limited primarily by the lateral folds of the carapace, the inner surface of which performs a respiratory function [Holdich and Jones, 1983]. Area between body and carapace enclosing branchiae. (Syn. gill chamber) [McLaughlin, 1980].… … Crustacea glossary
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