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tracheal gill

A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | 269 words | Copyright

tracheal gill (caudal gill) One of the three terminal gills that are present in the larvae of most damselflies. These are richly supplied with tracheae and are the main site of gas exchange. They are readily autotomized, however, being replaced slowly in later instars.

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