Ovotestis
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An ovotestis is a gonad with both testicular and ovarian aspects.[1][2] In humans, ovotestes are an anatomical abnormality associated with gonadal dysgenesis.[3] In invertebrates that are normally hermaphroditic, such as most gastropods (snails and slugs) in the clade Eupulmonata, an ovotestis is a common feature of the reproductive anatomy.
In gastropods
File:Biomphalaria glabrata ovotestis.png
The ovotestis of the freshwater snail Biomphalaria glabrata. The area around the ovotestis is the hepatopancreas. (10× magnification)
An ovotestis or hermaphroditic gland (in Latin language: glandula hermaphroditica),[4] is found as normal anatomical feature in the reproductive system of some gastropods including such species as the land snail Helix aspersa.[5]
See also
References
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