branchia

Synonyms:

gill

Types:

ctenidium

comb-like respiratory structure serving as the gill of certain mollusks

ceras

one of the often brightly colored and branching hornlike structures on the back of the nudibranch (and other related mollusks) that serve as gills

external gill

occurs in some mollusks and in tadpoles and other immature amphibians

Type of:

respiratory organ

any organ involved in the process of respiration