An Illustrated and Cross-Referenced Glossary of Malacological and Conchological Terms

by Paul S. Mikkelsen

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SPERMATOPHORE		A CHITINOUS envelope which encloses SPERM, and is secreted by the male duct in the FLAGELLUM, a tubular outgrowth of the PENIS; see also: CEMENT BODY.

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