PhysiologyJournal of Experimental BiologyPeer-reviewed
Gills are not used for gas exchange in the suspension-feeding hemichordate Protoglossus graveolens
Michael A. Sackville, Christopher B. Cameron, Colin J. Brauner
This study tests whether gills in the suspension-feeding hemichordate Protoglossus graveolens are used for gas exchange, finding they do not enhance oxygen uptake or ammonia excretion.