Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

GAS GLAND

gas gland: translation

(CNIDARIA: Hydrozoa)
In Siphonophora, glandular epithelium that secretes an air-like gas into a float.

  1. gas gland—gas gland translationa structure with numerous blood vessels retia mirabilia in the gas bladder that secretes gases from the blood. Also called fascis mirabilis red gland...Dictionary of ichthyology
  2. gas gland—газовая железа газовая железа...Англо-русский словарь биологических терминов