Demibranch

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A demibranch is the V-shaped structure of the gills in cephalopods and mussels . It consists of two lamellae that contain filaments from gills. The inside and outside subdivided demibranches are connected by the ctenidial axis , giving the gills a typical W-shape.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Description of the Oxford University Press 1999