podospermia

podospermia
n. [Gr. pous, foot; sperma, seed]
(ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata)
A type of sperm transfer by the male chelicera (gonopod) of certain Acari, to the paired orifices of the female receptaculum seminis; see tocospermia.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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  • gonopody — n. [Gr. gone, that which produces seed; pous, foot] A type of internal fertilization whereby the male sperm is transferred by an appendage to the female genital organs; sperm transfer which is nearly direct; see podospermia, tocospermia …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • tocospermia — n. [Gr. tokos, birth; sperma, seed] 1. (ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata) A type of sperm transfer by the male chelicera (gonopod), to the female vagina; see podospermia. 2. (MOLLUSCA: Cephalopoda) The direct transfer of spermatophores to the female… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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