07 Limapontia depressa. Dee Estuary, England.
L. depressa is a simultaneous hermaphrodite and copulation is by mutual hypodermic impregnation. There is no female opening to accept the penis. The sharp, curved stylet at the tip of the penis (1) punctures the body wall of its mate to allow injection of sperm.
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07 Limapontia depressa. Dee Estuary, England.
L. depressa is a simultaneous hermaphrodite and copulation is by mutual hypodermic impregnation. There is no female opening to accept the penis. The sharp, curved stylet at the tip of the penis (1) punctures the body wall of its mate to allow injection of sperm.
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