- paracopulatory organ
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(ARTHROPODA: Crustacea)In Isopoda, a specialized endopod of the pleopod utilized in copulation.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
paracopulatory organ — Specialized endopod of pleopod in some Isopoda serving accessory function in copulation [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. Specialized enpopod of pleopod in some isopods; used in copulation [McLaughlin, 1980] … Crustacea glossary