“TUBULAR GILLS” Extreme gill modification in the Thyasiroidea with the description of Ochetoctena tomasi gen. et sp. nov. (Bivalvia: Thyasiroidea)
Three dimensional tubular structures of the ctenidium of some thyasirid bivalves are described for the first time. The classification of the thyasirid gill is modified accordingly into five types based on the number of demibranchs, reflection of the filaments and shape of the filaments, either rod,...
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| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2014-10-01
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| Series: | Zoosystematics and Evolution |
| Online Access: | http://zse.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=4129 |