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IN a previous communication1 I referred to the homoiosmotic behaviour of Palœmonetes varians and its ability to maintain hypotonicity in normal sea water. Further experiments on the osmo-regulatory mechanism of some Crustacea have revealed that the common prawn, Leander serratus (Pennant), is also definitely hypotonic when in normal sea water.
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PANIKKAR, N. Osmotic Properties of the Common Prawn. Nature 145, 108 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/145108a0
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