Glossary beginning with M

A glossary of morphological and diagnostic terminology
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M

Male pores

Where the seminal vesicles are connected to the exterior of the worms. In the Lumbricidae family the pore is large and encompasses surrounding segments. In other taxa, the pore is much smaller and looks like nothing more than a slit.

Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith