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The androgenic gland of Palaemon dayanus Henderson differs in morphology and anatomy from that of all other known natantian decapods. The gland is attached to the distal extremity of the was deferens as a thin, plate-like structure made up of numerous parallel strands in close juxtaposition. The gland is clearly separated by intervening thick muscle bands from the epithelium of the vas deferens. The structure of the gland shows distinct zones of activity such as growth and degenerating zones. The presence of degenerating zones together with zones of activity in the same gland at the same time is attributed to a holocrine mode of secretion in the androgenic gland.
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Communicated by N. K. Panikkar, Panaji
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Thampy, D.M., John, P.A. The androgenic gland of the shrimp Palaemon dayanus . Marine Biology 12, 285–288 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00366327
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