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XVI.—The Prostate Glands of the Earthworms of the Family Megascolecidæ.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 July 2012

J. Stephenson  and
Haru Ram
J. Stephenson
Affiliation:
Lieut.-Col. Indian Medical Service; Professor of Zoology, Government College, Lahore
Haru Ram
Affiliation:
Professor of Zoology, Hindu University, Benares; late Demonstrator of Zoology, Government College, Lahore.
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The prostates or spermiducal glands form a prominent feature in the anatomy of the large family of the Megascolecidæ. Occurring in the neighbourhood of the termination of the sperm-ducts, they assume one of two forms, the tubular or the lobular. In the first, the gland typically takes the form of a bent, undulating, or coiled tube, cylindrical, with a single central lumen; in the second, it consists of a loosely or tightly packed aggregate of lobules, each with its ductule. The prostatic duct is in the first case a continuation of the glandular tube; in the second, the duct is formed by the union of the ductules; in both cases it is as a rule firm and muscular.

Type
Research Article
Information
Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 52 , Issue 2 , 1919 , pp. 435 - 453
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1919

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