An Illustrated and Cross-Referenced Glossary of Malacological and Conchological Terms |
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by Paul S. Mikkelsen |
Term | Definition |
SPERM | [need definition]; see also: EUPYRENIC; OLIGOPYRENIC; SPERMATOPHORE. | |
SPERMATHECA | [need definition]. | |
SPERMATOPHORE | A CHITINOUS envelope which encloses SPERM, and is secreted by the male duct in the FLAGELLUM, a tubular outgrowth of the PENIS; see also: CEMENT BODY. | |
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