A case of abnormal petasma in the penaeid prawn, Metapenaeus affinis (H. Milne-Edwards)

Sivalingam, D and Rao, P Vedavyasa (1968) A case of abnormal petasma in the penaeid prawn, Metapenaeus affinis (H. Milne-Edwards). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 10 (2). pp. 386-387.

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    Abstract

    Instances of anomalies in the structure of the external genital organs of crustaceans are on record. Recently, George (1963) and Susseelan (1968) have described partly developed petasma in the female specimen of Metapenaeus monoceros (Fabricius) and M. affinis (H. Milne-Edwards) respectively.

    Item Type: Article
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Metapenaeus monoceros; Metapenaeus affinis; abnormal petasma
    Subjects: Crustacean Fisheries > Prawn and Prawn fisheries
    Divisions: CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division
    Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division
    CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division
    Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division
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    Date Deposited: 04 Aug 2010 10:22
    Last Modified: 09 Sep 2015 15:13
    URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/1731

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