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Branchiogastropoda
Branchiogastropoda Bran`chi*o*gas*trop"o*da, n. pl. [NL., from
Gr. ? gill + E. gastropoda.] (Zo["o]l.)
Those Gastropoda that breathe by branchi[ae], including the
Prosobranchiata and Opisthobranchiata.
Branchiomerism
Branchiomerism Bran`chi*om"er*ism, n. [Gr. ? gill + -mere.]
(Anat.)
The state of being made up of branchiate segments. --R.
Wiedersheim.
Branchiopod
Branchiopod Bran"chi*o*pod, n.
One of the Branchiopoda.
BranchiopodaPhyllopoda Phyl*lop"o*da, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a leaf +
-poda.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of Entomostraca including a large number of species,
most of which live in fresh water. They have flattened or
leaflike legs, often very numerous, which they use in
swimming. Called also Branchiopoda.
Note: In some, the body is covered with a bivalve shell
(Holostraca); in others, as Apus, by a shield-shaped
carapace (Monostraca); in others, like Artemia, there
is no carapace, and the body is regularly segmented.
Sometimes the group is made to include also the
Cladocera. BranchiopodaBranchiopoda Bran"chi*o*poda, n. pl. [Gr. ? gill + -poda: cf.
F. branchiopode.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of Entomostraca; -- so named from the feet of
branchiopods having been supposed to perform the function of
gills. It includes the fresh-water genera Branchipus,
Apus, and Limnadia, and the genus Artemia found in salt
lakes. It is also called Phyllopoda}. See Phyllopoda,
Cladocera. It is sometimes used in a broader sense. BranchiostegalBranchiostegal Bran`chi*os"te*gal, a. [Gr. ? gill + ? to
cover: cf. F. branchiost[`e]ge.] (Anat.)
Pertaining to the membrane covering the gills of fishes. --
n. (Anat.) A branchiostegal ray. See Illustration of
Branchial arches in Appendix.
Note: This term was formerly applied to a group of fishes
having boneless branchi[ae]. But the arrangement was
artificial, and has been rejected. Branchiostege
Branchiostege Bran`chi*os"tege, (Anat.)
The branchiostegal membrane. See Illustration in Appendix.
Branchiostegous
Branchiostegous Bran`chi*os"te*gous, a. (Anat.)
Branchiostegal.
BranchiostomaBranchiostoma Bran`chi*os"to*ma, n. [NL., fr., Gr. ? gill + ?
mouth.] (Zo["o]l.)
The lancelet. See Amphioxus.
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