sper·mat·o·phore

(spər-măt′ə-fôr′, spûr′mə-tə-)

A capsule or compact mass of spermatozoa that is transferred from the male to the female during mating in many invertebrates and certain salamanders.

sper′ma·toph′o·ral (spûr′mə-tŏf′ər-əl) adj.

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spermatophore

(ˈspɜːmətəʊˌfɔː)

(Zoology) a capsule of spermatozoa extruded by some molluscs, crustaceans, annelids, and amphibians

spermatophoral adj

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sper•mat•o•phore

(spɜrˈmæt əˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr)

n.

a capsule surrounding a mass of spermatozoa, produced by the male of various animal species and transferred to the female.

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All evaluated egg masses were from females that had at least one spermatophore in the bursa copulatrix.

Biotic potential and reproductive parameters of Spodoptera cosmioides (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in the laboratory/Potencial biotico e parametros reprodutivos de Spodoptera cosmioides (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) em laboratorio

Individuals are both geographically and ecologically variable in several morphological characteristics, including the structure of the fifth pair of thoracal legs, numbers of spinules on the anal operculum, form of the spermatophore, and the development of the aesthetask borne on the fourth segment of the antennule (Lang 1948; Borutzky 1952; Fefilova 2015).

Phylogenetic Study of Dioecious and Parthenogenetic Populations of Canthocamptus staphylinus (Crustacea, Copepoda, Harpacticoida)

crassidens male, and then resisted all subsequent mating attempts, and was the only hybrid female weta that was observed to accept a spermatophore.

Viability and fertility of hybrid New Zealand tree weta Hemideina spp. (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae)

The effect of electrical stimulation on spermatophore regeneration in white shrimp Penaeus setiferus.

Effects of stocking densities in blood chemistry and biochemical body composition of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus and the prawn Macrobrachium americanum in polyculture

(2015) The effect of parental size on spermatophore production, egg quality, fertilization success, and larval characteristics in the Caribbean Spiny lobster, Panulirus argus.

Reproductive biology of the commercially exploited kolibri shrimp, Solenocera agassizii (Decapoda: Solenoceridae), from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, with considerations for its management/Biologia reproductiva del camaron fidel, Solenocera agassizii (Decapoda: Solenoceridae), comercialmente explotado en la costa del Pacifico costarricense, con consideraciones para su manejo

Mating occurs head to head, the male transferring a spermatophore package to the female.

The giant cuttlefish Sepia apama Gray, 1849 (Cephalopoda: Sepiidae)--an intertidal record of a molluscan marvel

As soon as we established the breeding units, we observed frequent mating activities such as amplexus and hula (the behavior a male displays before spermatophore deposition), which lasted until we separated males from females on Day 26.

Facultative oviposition of Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) in response to water reduction of aquatic habitats

Instead, after an elaborate dance between the male and female that signals the beginning of the breeding cycle, the male will deposit a packet of sperm, known as a "spermatophore," on the forest floor.

Little critter with big influence: how one tiny salamander affects an entire forest's carbon cycle

She places this spermatophore in a specialized cavity near the base of her rearmost walking legs.

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