Definitions
Gill bailer
- Leaf-like flap in a channel at the anterior opening of each branchial chamber in decapod crustaceans; by its beating, drives water forward in and out of the branchial chamber.
(syn. scaphognathite) [Bliss, 1982] - See scaphognathite. [Brusca and Brusca, 2002]
- (Taxon-specific: Order Decapoda) Scaphognathite. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
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Martin, J.W., N.D. Pentcheff, D. Striley, C. Perrodin, A.R. Wall, J. Wall, and J. Zieba (editors).
Crustacea Glossary. Crustacea Department, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
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8 Nov 2024. URL: https://research.nhm.org/glossary