The reproductive system of Hippolyte niezabitowskii (Decapoda, Caridea)

摘要: Abstract Data on the reproductive biology of genus Hippolyte are available from studies inermis . These findings support idea that these species protandric hermaphrodites, exhibiting sex reversal. However, recent this and other species, such as obliquimanus williamsi , have not reported reversal suggest a gonochoric condition. In present study, histological analyses were conducted ovaries, testes, oviducts, vasa deferentia development male appendage. The results study show niezabitowskii population southern Spain should also be viewed species. found no evidence reversals. conclusions supported by information structure involves different size distributions males females. Size classes 2–14 exhibit substantial overlap. No was obtained