Branchiae sanguineae
Branchiae sanguineae sunt structurae corporeae branchiarum similes, quae solum in organis lumine amplo tracheaque minima vel absente in larvis insectorum aquaticorum inveniuntur. Certae autem investigationes, usum huius generis branchiarum in respiratione exquirentes, monstrant has structuras aquam probabilius absorbere.

Notae

Bibliographia
Headlee, Thomas J. 1906. "Blood Gills of Simulium pictipes." The American Naturalist 40, no. 480 (December): 875–85.
Thorpe, W. H. 1933. "Tracheal and Blood Gills in Aquatic Insect Larvæ." Nature 131 (3311): 549–50. . ISSN 1476-4687.

Anatomia insectorum