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Coenobita Gonopore

Gonpores are the openings of reproductive system to exterior. In male, pore on basal segment (coxa) of last (eighth) thoracopods; in female, pore on coxa of sixth thoracopods (third pereopods) [1]

Coenobita rugosus has been found to be intersexual

Location of gonopores in male and female Coenobita
Location of gonopores in male and female Coenobita

 

Coenobita compressus male
Coenobita compressus male
Coenobita perlatus female
Coenobita perlatus female
Coenobita brevimanus male
Coenobita clypeatus male
C. clypeatus male - Photo Credit Mary Milhorn
C. clypeatus male – Photo Credit Mary Milhorn
Male Hermit Crab -MelissaNesgoda
Male Hermit Crab -MelissaNesgoda
Cavipes gonopores
Cavipes gonopores
Coenobita gonopores - Photo Credit Amber Miner
Coenobita gonopores – Photo Credit Amber Miner
C. clypeatus female - Photo Credit Mary Milhorn
C. clypeatus female – Photo Credit Mary Milhorn
C. clypeatus male - Photo Credit Mary Milhorn
C. clypeatus male – Photo Credit Mary Milhorn
Coenobita pereiopods - Photo credit - Mary Milhorn
Coenobita female – Photo credit – Mary Milhorn
Coenobita maxipellieds - Photo credit - Mary Milhorn
Coenobita male – Photo credit – Mary Milhorn
Coenobita pereiopods - Photo credit - Mary Milhorn
Coenobita male – Photo credit – Mary Milhorn
Coenobita male
Coenobita male

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Overview of the anatomy of a land hermit crab (Coenobita)

References:
1 Stachowitsch, 1992

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2015-05-31
In: Biology
Tagged: anatomy, body, body parts, coenobita, female, gender, gonopore, hermit crab, hermit crab care, male, openings, reproduction, sex organ, tubes
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