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 secondarily from side of body, functioning for respiration. (Syn. gill.) (Special types are termed arthrobranch, pleurobranch, and podobranch, depending on their pl) [Moore and McCormick, 1969].

Thin-walled, fingerlike or leaflike structure extending outward from appendage or secondarily from side of body, functioning in respiration. (Pl. branchiae) (Syn. gill) [McLaughlin, 1980].

(Order Decapoda):

Gill [Stachowitsch, 1992].

(Order Amphipoda):

Coxal gill [Stachowitsch, 1992].

(Order Isopoda):

Respiratory structure on or modification (thin cuticle, folding, etc.) of pleopod for gas exchange [Stachowitsch, 1992].

(Order Mysida):

Gill [Stachowitsch, 1992].

(Order Stomatopoda):

Gill [Stachowitsch, 1992].

(Class Ostracoda):

Branchial plate, gill [Stachowitsch, 1992].