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Gonopore

External opening of the oviduct or vas deferens. [Holdich and Jones, 1983]
Outlet for genital products, generally placed constantly in different crustaceans.
(syn. sexual pore) [Moore and McCormick, 1969]
Outlet for genital products.
(syn. sexual pore) [McLaughlin, 1980]
(Taxon-specific: ) Opening of male or female reproductive system to exterior. In male, located either behind last pair of trunk appendages, on postabdomen, or terminally near caudal furca. In female, see vulva. (single, paired) (See also penis). [Stachowitsch, 1992]
Opening of male or female reproductive system to exterior on last (11th) thoracic segment. In male, gonopores open on thoracopods; in female, oviducts open into ovisacs.
(syn. genital pore) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
One of two openings of male or female reproductive system to exterior on 11th trunk somite.
(syn. genital pore) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Family Pycnogonidae) Oviduct, penis. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
Pair of common openings of male and female reproductive systems, one located on posterior face of protopod of each appendage (thoracopod) of sixth thoracomere.
(syn. genital opening) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
Opening of reproductive system to exterior. In female, pair of pores on first segments (coxae) of third pereopods; in male, pair of pores on ventral surface (sternite) of last (fifth) pereon segment. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
Opening of male or female reproductive system to exterior. In male, pair of pores on genital cone(s) on last (seventh) pereonite; in female, pair of pores ventrally on fifth pereonite. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
One of two openings of reproductive system to exterior. In male, pore on
basal segment (coxa) of last (eighth) thoracopods; in female, pore on coxa of sixth thoracopods (third pereopods). [Stachowitsch, 1992]
In female reproductive system, opening of each oviduct to exterior. Located on ventral surface (sternite) of fifth pereon segment (pereonite).
(syn. genital pore)
See: Penis [Stachowitsch, 1992]
In female reproductive system, opening of each oviduct to exterior; located on ventral surface (sternite) of fifth pereon segment (pereonite).
See: Penis [Stachowitsch, 1992]
Opening of reproductive system to exterior. In female, pair of pores, one located at base of each thoracopod of sixth thoracic somite. For male, see penis. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
Opening of male or female reproductive system to exterior. In female, single opening on underside of sixth thoracic segment (thoracomere); in female, pore at tip of penis on each appendage (thoracopod) of eight thoracomere. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Class Secernentea) Opening of reproductive system to exterior. In male, opening at tip of papilla (genital papilla) on coxa of each eighth thoracopod; in female, opening on coxa of each sixth thoracopod. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Monhysterida) In male reproductive system, unpaired opening on ventral surface of last thoracic somite (fourth thoracomere). In female, see vagina.
(syn. genital aperture) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Rhabditida) In female reproductive system, opening of each oviduct to exterior; located on first thoracic somite at or near bases of first cirri. For male see penis. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Family Cyatholaimidae) Opening to reproductive system to exterior on ventral surface (sternite) of first abdominal segment (genital somite). In male, one or two openings, in female, either paired or in the form of a common atrium.
(syn. genital pore) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Family Cyatholaimidae) The external opening of the oviduct in the female and of the vas deferens in the male. [Boxshall and Halsey, 2004]
Single opening of male or female reproductive system; located on right side of ventral surface (sternite) of third thoracoabdominal somite. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
Opening of male or female reproductive system to exterior. In female, pore or larger opening (also termed uterine opening) of each oviduct on genital lobe. In male, paired or unpaired opening of vasa deferentia in front of caudal rami between or on penes. (See also vagina). [Stachowitsch, 1992]
Opening of male or female reproductive system to exterior. Two gonopores are present, one on 7th trunk segment (female), one on 14th trunk segment (male), latter borne on a genital papilla.
(syn. genital pore) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
Opening of reproductive system of exterior. In male, single or paired opening on ventral surface (sternite) of last (eighth) thoracic somite. In female, pair of pores on firs segments (coxae) of sixth thoracopods. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
Openings of reproductive system to exterior. In female, pair of pores on ventral surface (sternite) of sixth thoracic segment; in male, pair of pores on penes on last (eighth) thoracic segment. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
Opening of reproductive system to exterior. In female, opening of oviduct on coxae of sixth thoracopods; in d, openings of both vasa deferentia on last (eighth) thoracomere. [Stachowitsch, 1992]