• Medientyp: E-Artikel
  • Titel: An Individual Barnacle, Semibalanus balanoides, with Two Penises
  • Beteiligte: Hoch, J. Matthew; Yuen, Brian
  • Erschienen: Crustacean Society, 2009
  • Erschienen in: Journal of Crustacean Biology
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • ISSN: 0278-0372; 1937-240X
  • Schlagwörter: Short Communication
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  • Beschreibung: <p>During the late fall and early winter of 2007, we collected intertidal barnacles and observed reproductive activity. Among these, we found an otherwise normal barnacle that had two penises. At least one of these penises is inferred to have retained normal function and to have fertilized the egg brood of the barnacle's neighbor.</p>