branchial region
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branchial region — See: carapace region (c) [Martin, 2005]. See: carapace regions (c) [McLaughlin, 1980]. Area of the carapace overlying the branchial cavity [Perez Farfante and Kensley, 1997]. Paired regions of dorsal carapace between hepatic regions in front… … Crustacea glossary
branchial region — the area were the branchial arches and gills develop … Dictionary of ichthyology
branchial carina — (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) In Decapoda, that part of the carapace extending posteriorly from the opening (orbit) in the anterior face over the branchial region … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
branchial carina — See: carapace carina (b) [Martin, 2005]. See: carapace carina (b) [McLaughlin, 1980]. (Order Decapoda): On each side of carapace in shrimp like (natantian) decapod, narrow, longitudinal ridge extending posteriorly from orbit over branchial region … Crustacea glossary
branchial cleft — n one of the open or potentially open clefts that occur on each side of the neck region of a vertebrate embryo between the branchial arches, are formed by the meeting of an external furrow in the ectoderm with a pharyngeal pouch, may or may not… … Medical dictionary
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
branchial cleft — noun one of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes • Syn: ↑gill slit, ↑gill cleft • Hypernyms: ↑structure, ↑anatomical structure, ↑complex body part, ↑bodily structure, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
branchial arch — 1. Zool. one of a series of bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians; gill bar. 2. Embryol. one of a series of archlike mesodermal thickenings of the body wall in the… … Universalium
branchial lobe — A boss located at the anteriomesial angle of the mesobranchial region on the carapace of certain crabs [Chace and Hobbs, 1969]. (Order Cumacea): One in a series of respiratory projections along posteriorly directed part of epipods of first… … Crustacea glossary
branchial basket — the network like cartilaginous skeleton of the gill region of Petromyzontiformes and Holocephali … Dictionary of ichthyology
