Morphological reproductive aspects of males of<i>Diogenes pugilator</i>(Roux, 1829) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Anomura) from southern Spain

Abstract

Abstract The morphological reproductive aspects of male of the hermit crab Diogenes pugilator have been studied. The different germ cell development stages have been reported. In addition, the zones of the vas deferens, according to their anatomy and the spermatophore formation, and the gonopore zone have been described. The histological data obtained have shown that males with a cephalothoracic shield length higher than 1 mm are mature. The minor size had a cephalothoracic shield length of 0.57 mm