Pseudohermaphroditism in Ilyanassa obsoleta (Mollusca: Neogastropoda)

Science. 1979 Sep 28;205(4413):1407-9. doi: 10.1126/science.472758.

Abstract

Field studies, a rearing and maintenance program, and a transfer experiment have shown that anomalous male traits found in some female Ilyanassa obsoleta are an expression of environmentally controlled psuedohermaphroditism. The particular pattern of pseudohermaphroditism discovered in this species has not been reported previously from any other group, but may be characteristic of the Neogastropoda.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Disorders of Sex Development / pathology
  • Disorders of Sex Development / physiopathology*
  • Female
  • Male
  • Sex Differentiation
  • Snails / growth & development
  • Snails / physiology*