DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.18590/euscorpius.2015.vol2015.iss197.1
Abstract
In the present note, we describe in detail an aberrant anomalous specimen of the scorpion Mesomexovis punctatus (Karsch, 1879) (Vaejovidae). This strange individual is an adult and exhibits a combination of hermaphroditism, gynandromorphism, and pectinal duplication (i.e., presence of four pectines); the latter represents the first report ever made of such teratology. It was collected by the authors in northeastern Guerrero State, Mexico.
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Recommended Citation
Teruel, R., & Baldazo-Monsivaiz, J. G. 2015 . Hermaphroditism, gynandromorphism, and four pectines: an extreme case of developmental anomaly in scorpions (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae). Euscorpius, No. 197: 1-7.
