copulatory limb(s)

copulatory limb(s)
(Class Ostracoda):
Male limbs modified for copulation, at least in most Myodocopa, usually the 8th limb pair. See: hemipenes [Cohen, Peterson, and Maddocks, in press].

Crustacea glossary. . 2011.

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