A case of simultaneous hermaphroditism in the Azorean endemic limpet Patella ca...

• Autor(es): Cunha, Luís ; Martins, Gustavo M. ; Amaral, André ; Rodrigues, Armindo
• Data: 2007
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/1365
• Origem: Repositório da Universidade dos Açores
• Assunto(s): Limpet; Gonochoristic; Simultaneous Hermaphroditic; Azores
• Tipo de Documento: Artigo
• Idioma: Inglês

Descrição

Copyright © 2007, Taylor & Francis. A case of simultaneous hermaphroditism was observed in Patella candei gomesii, an Azorean endemic species, which has been considered a gonochoristic species. Here we show that simultaneous hermaphroditism can occur within the family Patellidae.