Table 1 Description of gonadal development stages used in macroscopic analyses of males and females of Grapsus grapus
Stage | Females | Males |
|---|---|---|
Immature | Not visible. Hepatopancreas highly developed | Not visible. Hepatopancreas highly developed |
Developing | Small ovaries; light yellow to light orange | Vas deferens clearly visible; translucent to whitish |
Hepatopancreas developed | Hepatopancreas developed | |
Mature | Ovaries larger; orange to red with distinct oocytes. Ovaries occupying most of the available cephalothorax space, at least 1/2 of the size of the hepatopancreas | Testes convoluted to enlarged and sinuous, white, at least 1/4 of the size of the hepatopancreas |