- phyllobranchiate
- (noun) A decapod bearing phyllobranch gills, or (adjective) the condition of having trichobranch gills [Brusca and Brusca, 2002].
Crustacea glossary. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2011.
phyllobranchiate
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phyllobranchiate — phyl·lo·bran·chi·ate … English syllables
phyllobranchiate — adjective see phyllobranchia … Useful english dictionary
phyllobranchiate gill — A gill in which the branches are platelike, usually occurring in paired series along the gill axis [Perez Farfante and Kensley, 1997]. Gill with plate like or leaf like branches arranged in paired series along main axis [Poore, 2004] … Crustacea glossary
phyllobranchia — adj. [Gr. phyllon, leaf; branchia, gills] (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) A gill with paired lamellar branches (leaflike filaments) arising from the branchial axis; phyllobranchiate adj … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
