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Journal of Experimental Biology 70,231-245 (1977)
Published by Company of Biologists 1977

Salt and Water Balance of the Spiny Lobster Panulirus Argus: The Role of the Gut

D. F. MALLEY ¹

¹ Department of Zoology, University of Michigan, Arm Arbor, Michigan 48109, U.S.A.

1. The rate of drinking of sea water averaged 1.5 ± 0.6 ml/kg body weight per 24 h and accounts for only a minor portion of the uptake of water required to balance estimated urine production.

2. Imbibed water and ions, except Ca₂₊, are absorbed or diffuse across the gut wall into the haemolymph. The gut appears to be a route of net loss of Ca₂₊, derived from digestive juice and sea water, from the body.

3. The gut does not appear to be a site of regulation of ionic levels in the haemolymph or a major site of water uptake.

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