The plastron is a universal structure that ensures breathing of dipteran larvae both in the water and in the air.
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Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskii pr. 33, Moscow, 117071, Russia.
D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D007814:Larva / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology*