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A comparison of the sclerotized parts of the reproductive organs of house-dust mites of the genus Dermatophagoides using scanning electron microscopy

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The sclerotized parts of the male and female reproductive organs of Dermatophagoides farinae Hughes and D. pteronyssinus (Trt) have been investigated using electron microscopic techniques of whole and dissected specimens, and their functions are described. The structures used for sperm transfer and storage differ in the two species. It can be assumed that the movement of the penis is entirely responsible for the transport of the non-motile spermatozoa into the receptaculum seminis of the female.

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    M. G. Walzl

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Walzl, M.G. (1991). A comparison of the sclerotized parts of the reproductive organs of house-dust mites of the genus Dermatophagoides using scanning electron microscopy . In: The Acari. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3102-5_30

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