Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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.

  1. 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...Crustacea glossary