pseudobranchia

English

Etymology

From pseudo- +‎ branchia (“gill”).

Noun

pseudobranchia

1. (marine biology) A small patch of gill-like filaments on the inner surface of the opercle near the junction of the preopercle.

Synonyms

• pseudobranch

References

• Northern Fishes; with Special Reference to the Upper Mississippi Valley, by Samuel Eddy, James Campbell Underhill. University of Minnesota Press: 1974, →ISBN, page 85.[1]