EPIBRANCHIAL SPACE

epibranchial space: translation

Part of gill chamber above (external to ) gills [Moore and McCormick, 1969].

In each branchial chamber in cephalothorax, space above (exterior to) gills, i.e., between gills and lateral wall of carapace. See: hypobranchial space [Stachowitsch, 1992].

epibranchial space: translation

(ARTHROPODA: Crustacea)

In Decapoda, that part of the gill chamber above or external to the gills.