thelycum

thelycum
A specialized genital modification of the three posterior sternites in female penaeidean shrimps. (Pl. thelyca) [Chace and Hobbs, 1969].
External pocket on ventral side of thorax in panaeid female serving as seminal receptacle [McLaughlin, 1980].
External pocket on ventral side of thorax in penaeid females which functions as seminal receptacle (receptaculum seminalis) [Moore and McCormick, 1969].
External seminal receptacle, variously developed, lying on sternum of thorax and formed by outgrowths from last and next to last thoracic somites [Williams, 1984].
Female copulatory organs situated in the ventral region of the thorax [Mauchline, 1984].
Female genitalia comprising modified posterior two or three sternal plates (Dendrobranchiata) [Poore, 2004].
On the ventral surface of the thorax of a female penaeid shrimp; receives the spermatophore from the male during mating [Bliss, 1982].
Specialized genital structure of the three posterior sternites in female penaeidean shrimps. (Pl. thelyca) [Butler, T.H.].
The female genetalia consisting of modifications of the posterior two, or sometimes three thoracic sternites (XII-XIV) serving for the storage or transfer of the sperm, usually in spermatophores, and often shielding seminal receptacles (Fig. 4A). (Pl. thelca) [Perez Farfante and Kensley, 1997].
(Order Decapoda):
In female reproductive system of certain shrimp-like (natantian) decapods, pouch-like accessory copulatory structure formed by sternites of last and next to last thoracic somites. Serves as seminal receptacle and may be composed of several lobes or plates [Stachowitsch, 1992].
(Order Euphausiacea):
In female reproductive system, pouch-like accessory copulatory structure on underside of thorax; associated with female gonopores and formed by sternite and coxal plates of posterior thoracic somite. Receives spermatophore of male [Stachowitsch, 1992].

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