Definitions
Male-cell receptacle
- In Cirripedia (Rhizocephala), pocket or pair of pockets within mantle cavity of female into which dedifferentiated cells of male cyprid migrate and differentiate into "testes.". [Moore and McCormick, 1969]
- (Taxon-specific: Suborder Rhizocephala) Pocket or pair of pockets within mantle cavity of female receiving cells of male cyprid, later differentiated into "testes". [McLaughlin, 1980]
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Crustacea Glossary. Crustacea Department, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
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