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plastron, insect MeSH Supplementary Concept Data 2025


MeSH Supplementary
plastron, insect
Unique ID
C000728889
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C000728889
Entry Term(s)
physical gills
plastra, insect
plastrons, insect
respiratory horns
spiracular gills
Registry Numbers
0
Heading Mapped to
*Sensilla
Note
specialized cuticular structures with hydrophobic setae which function as physical gill, i.e., plastron respiration, primarily found in aquatic insects.
Indexing Information
Gills
Date of Entry
2023/07/07
Revision Date
2023/07/07
plastron, insect Preferred
spiracular gills Related
respiratory horns Related
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