Branchiostegal lung
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branchiostegal-lung-263-757784
title:
Branchiostegal lung
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A branchiostegal lung is a respiration organ used by some air-breathing arthropods. It is one of the most significant adaptations of some crabs and hermit crabs such as the coconut crab to their terrestrial habitats. The branchiostegal (gill) tissue is supported by folds or other mechanisms to increase surface area and are of a similar tissue to that normally found in gills. In this case, the lung is more suited to the absorption of oxygen from air, rather than water. Instead of branchiostegal l
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Book Lung
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branchiostegal_lung
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2024-02-17T00:32:57Z
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