| Gonochoric representatives of Littorinidae have a reproductive system organized with transit organs that connects the testicle with a penis specialized for internal fertilization. However, malformations at this level can produce, like triphallia (presence of triple penis). This description corresponds to one case of triphallia found in Echinolittorina peruviana (Lamarck, 1822) inhabitant of the South Pacific coasts. The macro and microscopic analysis reveals that every penis is an independent appendix whose individual morphology is similar to that in normal individuals, characterized by a non pigmented conic penis associated with a mammilliform gland located at the base of the right ocular tentacle. The cervical sperm groove lined by a simple ciliated and... |
