Reproductive Organs of Herdmania (With Diagram) | Chordata | Zoology
The animal is hermaphrodite or bisexual and protogynous, i.e., ovary matures first, thus, self-fertilisation is avoided. Gonads: There are two large gonads embedded in the mantle, the left one lies in the loop of the intestine and the right one dorsal to the heart. Each gonad is about 3 × 1 cm, and consists of 10 to 25 lobes lying [...]