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Definition of Branchia

Branchia
Branchia Bran"chi*a, n.; pl. Branchi[ae]. [L., fr. Gr. ?, pl. of ?.] (Anat.) A gill; a respiratory organ for breathing the air contained in water, such as many aquatic and semiaquatic animals have.

Meaning of Branchia from wikipedia

- structure of a gill presents a large surface area to the external environment. Branchia (pl.: branchiae) is the zoologists' name for gills (from Ancient Gr****...
- Branchia may refer to: Branchia, a gill or similar organ of respiration. Branchia (arachnid), a genus of arthropods. This disambiguation page lists articles...
- Pa****e (sing. pa****; also occasionally papulla, papullae), also known as dermal branchiae or skin gills, are projections of the coelom of Asteroidea...
- Elasmobranchii comes from the Ancient Gr**** words elasmo- ("plate") and bránchia ("gill"), referring to the broad, flattened gills which are characteristic...
- following three species: Branchia angustus Muma, 1951 — US (Arizona, California) Branchia brevis Muma, 1951 — US (Arizona, Texas) Branchia potens Muma, 1951...
- Extant species Description Branchiopoda Branchiopoda comes from the Gr**** branchia meaning gills, and pous meaning feet. They have gills on their feet or...
- fish, the gills lie in a branchial chamber covered by a bony operculum (branchia is an Ancient Gr**** word for gills). The great majority of bony fish species...
- Illustration of the gills, or branchia, of the lobster. The carapace which encloses the branchial chamber has been cut away....
- beyond 6 months. From Gr**** νοθοσ / nothos: false, spurious, and βράγχια / bránchia: gill. There are currently 96 recognized species in this genus: Nothobranchius...
- Ammotrechinus Roewer, 1934 Ammotrechula Roewer, 1934 Antillotrecha Armas, 1994 Branchia Muma, 1951 Campostrecha Mello-Leitão, 1937 Chileotrecha Maury, 1987 Chinchippus...