Aerial Gas Exchange in Australian Freshwater/land Crabs of the Genus Holthuisana
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Holthuisana valentula Riek and H. agassizi (Rathbun) both ventilate their lungs by lateral oscillations of the thoracic walls within the branchial chambers. Air enters and leaves the lungs via the prebranchial apertures and the Milne-Edwards apertures. At rest, active ventilation in H. transversa was low (0-95 mlg~^ h") and a high diffusional component was evident. After disturbance, VA rose to 45-4mlg"^" 1 and % extraction was low (1-1%). Yentilation increased during moderate hypercapnia and marked hypoxia. MO2 was high after disturbance (2-95/imolg" 1 h") but declined to very low levels at rest (0-45/imolg" h"). The haemocyanin had a relatively low affinity for oxygen during air-breathing (P50 = 13Torr) but it was saturated with oxygen at normal P.O2 (56"lTorr). CCO2 in the haemolymph (13mmoll ) was characteristic of air-breathing crabs. The respiratory performances of H. transversa in air and water are compared.
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