Our aim was to describe the reproductive system of males and the formation of sperm
packages in the seminal receptacle (SR) of recently mated females of the arrow crab …

The morphology of the spermathecae (seminal receptacles) was studied in the grapsid crab
Chasmagnathus granulata, both from the macroscopic and the microscopic points of view …

In the present study, the morphology and biometry of the spermatophores of the western
Atlantic hermit crab Clibanarius sclopetarius (Herbst, 1796) are described, and the results …

The structure and function of the reproductive tracts of the spider crab Inachus phalangium
were investigated, focusing on sperm transfer, sperm storage in the seminal receptacles …

Morphology and function of the male reproductive tract, female spermatheca and patterns of
sperm storage were assessed in the crab Libinia spinosa using histological methods. Testes …

Abstract Male Emerita asiatica Milne Edwards are smaller than females. The secondary
sexual characters of males and females are described in detail. Applying the method of …

The anatomy of the male reproductive organs of the brachyuran crab Eriphia verrucosa is
presented, with a detailed analysis of the histology and histochemistry of the regional …

In the brachyuran crab Metopograpsus messor mating occurs only among" hard"(intermolt)
individuals. Our present light and electron microscopic studies reveal that the …

One of the most remarkable features of the reproductive systems of eubrachyuran crabs is
the presence of specialized organs for sperm storage, the seminal receptacles. Descriptions …

Although mating has been described in several hermit crab species, the mechanics of
spermatophore transfer have not previously been demonstrated. Evidence from pleopod …