The male reproductive system of Hippolyte inermis Leach 1815 (Decapoda, Caridea)

Autor: Maria Eugenia Manjón-Cabeza, José Enrique García Raso, Vanesa Cobos, Vanessa Díaz
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Helgoland Marine Research. 65:17-24
ISSN: 1438-3888
1438-387X
DOI: 10.1007/s10152-010-0196-1
Popis: The present work completes a series of studies on the biology of the shrimp Hippolyte inermis Leach 1815, where we suggested the species to be gonochoristic. The morphology of the male reproductive system (testes, vasa deferentia, gonopores) and the different stages of male germ cell development are described for the first time in the genus Hippolyte, using TEM, SEM, and histological methods. All males from 1.70 to 3.42 mm in carapace length had active testes and well-developed vasa deferentia. No case of sex reversal could be found.
Databáze: OpenAIRE