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Fig. 8

From: Ovary resorption in the Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) and its possible causes with special reference to sperm storage

Fig. 8

Light micrographs (trichromatic Masson-Goldner from transverse sections of female Nephrops norvegicus sperm storage organ (termed spermatheca). a, b Spermatheca of a mature female showing spermatozoa encapsulated in a spermatophore surrounded by seminal fluid. C and D) Empty spermatheca of a juvenile female (19 mm CL). The cuticle is delaminated from the underlying columnar epithelium in c, d. ce = columnar epithelium, cu = cuticle, lu = lumen of spermatheca, se = seminal fluid (sperm plug), sp = spermatophore, st = spermatheca, sz = spermatozoa

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