Comparative morphology of the hammer-shaped penisesof two species of opisthobranch mollusсs of the genus Philine Ascanius, 1772 (Opisthobranchia: Cephalaspidea: Philinidae)
E.M. Chaban & E.V. Soldatenko
Abstract. Penises of two species of opisthobranch mollusks of Philine were first examined with use of a scanning electron microscope: Ph. aperta (Linnaeus, 1767) and P. finmarchica M. Sars, 1858. This study revealed significant morphological differences. The morphology of male copulatory apparatus of these species is discussed
Key words: Opistobranchia, Philine, copulatory system, penial morphology
Zoosystematica Rossica, 2009, 18(1): 5-10 ▪ Published in print 3 July 2009
https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2009.18.1.5 ▪ Open full article 
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