1981
DOI: 10.1017/s0025315400023080
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The Anatomy of Respiratory Structures in the Dorid Nudibranchs,Onchidoris BilamellataandArchidoris Pseudoargus, With Details Of The Epidermal Glands

Abstract: The anatomical details of Onchidoris bilamellata and Archidoris pseudoargus relating to their respiratory requirements have been described and compared. While many parts of their histology follow the typical molluscan pattern they exhibit secondary specialization which relates to their shell-less condition. The ciliated surfaces of the body and gills provide several functions: locomotion, rejection currents for removing waste particles from the body surface and respiratory currents. The use of these currents w… Show more

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“…3 it is concluded that the mantle of A. pseudoargus is responsible for a large proportion of the total respiration of this dorid. It has already been described how the dorsal body anatomy of dorids is well adapted to play the role of a respiratory organ (Potts, 1981) and these results confirm the anatomical evidence. The importance of mantle oxygen uptake varied with the weight of the animal, and evidence suggests that small dorids are less dependent upon their gills than are larger individuals.…”
Section: Onchidoris Bilamellatasupporting
confidence: 81%
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“…3 it is concluded that the mantle of A. pseudoargus is responsible for a large proportion of the total respiration of this dorid. It has already been described how the dorsal body anatomy of dorids is well adapted to play the role of a respiratory organ (Potts, 1981) and these results confirm the anatomical evidence. The importance of mantle oxygen uptake varied with the weight of the animal, and evidence suggests that small dorids are less dependent upon their gills than are larger individuals.…”
Section: Onchidoris Bilamellatasupporting
confidence: 81%
“…Observation of dorids on shore also suggests that they use the mantle and edges of the foot for respiratory purposes. When exposed to air it is common to find dorids with the mantle edges curled upwards exposing the highly vascularized ventral mantle (Potts, 1981). DISCUSSION It has long been suggested that naked-bodied molluscs use their moist body surface as a site of oxygen exchange, and this was first suggested for dorid nudibranchs by Hancock & Embleton (1852), Alder & Hancock (1845-55), Eliot (1910), Hoffman (1939 and others.…”
Section: Onchidoris Bilamellatamentioning
confidence: 95%
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“…Papillae are arranged randomly on the notum. The latter bears some small holes of which the diameter does not exceed 10 mm, as observed in all Discodorididae (Potts 1981;Dayrat & Gosliner 2005). Cilia are also present on the dorsal notum.…”
Section: Morphological Description and Variationmentioning
confidence: 85%