The male reproductive system of Amazon freshwater crabs Sylviocarcinus pictus and
Dilocarcinus pagei were described and compared in terms of anatomy and histochemistry In …

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 …

Abstract Castilho, GG, Ostrensky, A., Pie, MR and Boeger, WA 2007. Morphology of the male
reproductive system of the mangrove land crab Ucides cordatus (L.)(Crustacea, Brachyura …

The external and internal architecture of crab seminal receptacles are closely associated
with mating behavior, sperm transfer, and storage patterns, and ultimately reproductive …

To understand the reproductive processes of freshwater crabs of the genus Potamon, we
examined the first and second gonopod and the gonoducts of the female by histological …

Intersexuality in hermit crabs was investigated using anatomical, histological and electron-
microscopy techniques, with Clibanarius vittatus as a model. The specimens were collected …

We describe the male reproductive system of the intertidal hermit crab Calcinus tibicen, with
emphasis on the sexual apparatus, spermatophore, and spermatozoa. The crabs were …

We studied the functional morphology of the female reproductive system of the purple stone
crab Danielethus crenulatus. The most remarkable feature is the relative storage capacity …

ABSTRACT Male True Crabs use two pairs of gonopods to deliver mating products during
copulation. Commonly, the second pair is shorter than the first pair, and most research to …