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- Title
Tokens of love: possible diagnostic value of mating plugs and refractive secretory uterine structures in Trichodorus (Diphtherophorina: Trichodoridae).
- Authors
Decraemer, Wilfrida
- Abstract
Within the Trichodoridae, mating plugs have only been recorded from Trichodorus species. They can be observed as a clear plug within the vagina/vulva but may also be present in the uteri. These secretory structures are diverse in size, varying between 4 and 27 μm in length, and in shape from simple unipartite tubular structures to bipartite with a central indentation or with a tail-like end. All mating plugs possess a central canal that can vary in diameter. Within Trichodorus, the shape and structure of the mating plugs can provide additional diagnostic information at species level.
- Subjects
TRICHODORUS; ANIMAL sexual behavior; REPRODUCTION; GENITALIA; CERVIX uteri
- Publication
Nematology, 2012, Vol 14, Issue 2, p151
- ISSN
1388-5545
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1163/138855411X581703