MALECELL RECEPTACLE
In Cirripedia (Rhizocephala), pocket or pair of pockets within mantle cavity of female into which dedifferentiated cells of male cyprid migrate and differentiate into "testes." [Moore and McCormick, 1969].
(Suborder Rhizocephala):
Pocket or pair of pockets within mantle cavity of female receiving cells of male cyprid, later differentiated into "testes" [McLaughlin, 1980].
- malecell receptacle—ARTHROPODA Crustacea In Rhizocephala a pocket or pair of pockets within the mantle cavity of the female where cells of male cyprid undergo spermatogenesis....Dictionary of invertebrate zoology