Summary
In all species of Oniscoidea investigated the epithelial cells of the “gills” (=endopodites of pleopods) show the ultrastructural organization of transporting epithelia. Therefore it is assumed that also in the terrestrial isopods the pleopods are involved in respiration as well as osmoregulation.
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Kümmel, G. Fine structural indications of an osmoregulatory function of the “gills” in terrestrial isopods (Crustacea, Oniscoidea). Cell Tissue Res. 214, 663–666 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00233506
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