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Chirocephalus: The best explanation of the peculiar inverted swimming position of many Anostraca and Notostraca is that advanced by Lowndes1 who, when directing attention to the respiratory function of the appendages, suggested that the attitude is concerned with respiration, for in this position the appendages can be brought into contact with the uppermost and best aerated layer of water.
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FOXON, G. Orientation of Chirocephalus and Daphnia. Nature 137, 948–949 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/137948a0
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