Morfological study of a case the hermaphroditism in the Procambarus clarkii (Crustacea, decapoda) from albufere lake of Valencia

Authors

  • Carles Soler Universitat de València
  • María Dolores Ferrando Universitat de València
  • Maríamar Almar Galiana Universidad de León

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18002/analesdeveterinaria.v35.7885

Keywords:

Procambarus clarkii, Hermaphroditism, Gonades

Abstract

Approximately 7.000 specimens of the crayfish Procambarus clarkii from the Albufera lake (Valencia, Spain) were collected and examined, and only one apparent hermaphrodite animal was localized. This animal was studied and its gonads were fixed in Bouin's solution for 2 hours. The posterior genital lobe presented in its proximal zone and altered ovarian tissue and its distal zone the tecticular acini found were inactive. This observation constitute a real description of a case of autentic hermaphroditism in this specie

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Published

1989-01-02

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Brief communications