Aquatic Animals
Online ISSN : 2434-8643
Gynandromorph of the snow crab Chionoecetes opilio from Fukui Prefecture
Keito TsunodaHitoshi YamanoKenji Toyota
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2023 Volume 2023 Pages AA2023-23-

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Many morphological abnormalities have been reported in crab species, including intersexual or gynandromorphic individuals with both male and female traits and morphological deformities of the chelipeds and other parts of the body. A gynandromorphic individual of the snow crab Chionoecetes opilio was recently captured in Fukui Prefecture, Japan, on November 12, 2023. This specimen had some characteristics of the male with terminal molt such as a huge carapace width and enlarged chela height, on the other hand, it had a female-like widened abdominal width. It also had male-like first pleopods and female-like pleopods with hairs. Although histological observations could not be made because it had been boiled, the gonad appeared to be an ovary. This is a gynandromorphic individual with both male and female morphological characteristics, therefore, a detailed record is hereby provided.
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