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What is cutaneous respiration?

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Cutaneous respiration, or cutaneousgas exchange, is a form of respirationin which gas exchange occurs across the skin or outer integument of an organism rather than gills or lungs.Cutaneous respiration may be the sole method of gas exchange, or may accompany other forms, such as ventilation.

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