Intersexuality in the holotype of Photina gracilis (Mantodea: Mantidae: Photininae) and its taxonomic implications
Parasitism by horsehair worms (Nematomorpha) in Mantodea is well known, but only a few cases of intersexuality were reported in the literature. In the present study, intersexuality of the holotype of Photina gracilis Giglio-Tos, 1915 is documented as a possible consequence of nematomorph parasitism....
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| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2014-08-01
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| Series: | Zoologia (Curitiba) |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702014000400014&lng=en&tlng=en |