branchial basket

English

Noun

branchial basket (plural branchial baskets)

  1. A cartilaginous structure supporting the gills of teleosts.
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    • 2016 February 22, Linda Z. Holland, “Tunicates”, in Current Biology, volume 26, number 4:
      Feeding occurs as water enters via an oral or buccal siphon, passes through a branchial basket perforated by numerous gill slits, and exits by the excurrent siphon. The endostyle within the branchial basket secretes mucous, which traps the particles and carries them into the stomach.
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