- branchial cavity
- See: branchial chamber [Martin, 2005].Space between thorax and lateral flap of carapace (branchiostegite) enclosing branchia or gills [Poore, 2004].
Crustacea glossary. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2011.
branchial cavity
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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 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 — one of the internal slits between adjacent arches which permit water to flow from the buccal cavity to the branchial cavity in Teleostomi or to the exterior in Cyclostomata and Elasmobranchii … Dictionary of ichthyology
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branchial sac — gill pouch (the sac containing the gills and communicating with the mouth cavity and with the exterior in Myxini and Petromyzontiformes). Also called ear sac and probably meant to be any pouch or sac surrounding the gills in fishes generally … Dictionary of ichthyology
branchial sinus — an abnormal cavity or space that opens externally on the inferior third of the neck, anterior to the sternocleidomastoid muscle; it usually results from persistence of the second pharyngeal groove and cervical sinus … Medical dictionary
