What is Lamella (zoology)?
A '''Lamella''' (plural: lamellae) is a soft, thin plate that is attached to the bony gill arches in a [[fish]]'s [[gill]]s. Lamellae also appear in other animals, for example water [[bird]]s and [[duck]]s, as a [[filter feeder|filter]] when feeding for [[organism]]s or plant matter. {{Biology-stub}} [[Category:Animal anatomy]]