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Fine Structure of the Gills of Jaera Nordmanni (Rathke) [Crustacea, Isopoda]

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

A. Bubel  and
M. B. Jones
A. Bubel
Affiliation:
Portsmouth Polytechnic, Marine Laboratory, Ferry Road, Hayling Island, Hants., England
M. B. Jones
Affiliation:
Department of Marine Biology, University of Liverpool, Port Erin, Isle of Man
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The isopod genus Jaera Leach (Crustacea) is a common component of the fauna in estuaries (Green, 1968; Jones & Naylor, 1971; Naylor, 1972; Jones, 1974). The members of this genus are able to survive low salinity (Jones, 1972a; Harvey, Jones & Naylor, 1973) by active control of the osmotic concentration of the body fluids above that of the external environment (Jones, 1972&; Forbes, 1974). While it has been well established that the crustacean gill is the site of the transport system involved in osmoregulation (Koch, 1954; Shaw, i960; Bielawski, 1964; Croghan, Curra & Lockwood, 1965; Quinn & Lane, 1966), there have been few studies on the fine structure of this organ (Copeland, 1968; Copeland & Fitzjarrell, 1968; Bielawski, 1971; Fisher, 1972; Talbot, Clark & Lawrence, 1972; Lockwood, Inman & Courtenay, 1973). The present paper describes the structure of the gills of Jaera nordmanni (Rathke) and relates the role of the various elements observed to the physiological functioning of the gill.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 54 , Issue 3 , August 1974 , pp. 737 - 743
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1974

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