
Cryptobranchia Group
Group Cryptobranchia
This group, the cryptobranchs, is an informal grouping and so named because the gill is able to contract entirely into a distinct pocket below the mantle surface – hidden (cryptic) gills.
Group Cryptobranchia
This group, the cryptobranchs, is an informal grouping and so named because the gill is able to contract entirely into a distinct pocket below the mantle surface – hidden (cryptic) gills.