Dwarf males and adult hermaphrodites in Smilium scorpio.
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posted on 2018-02-21, 18:34 authored by Niklas Dreyer, Jørgen Olesen, Rikke Beckmann Dahl, Benny Kwok Kan Chan, Jens Thorvald Høeg(A) A hermaphrodite with one scuta dissected exposing left scuta with a dwarf male encircled. (B) Morphology of the dwarf male and its position on the hermaphrodite partner. (C) Close-up of (B), note the presence of almost identical shell plate number and morphology between the dwarf male and hermaphrodite. Ped; peduncle.
