True Hermaphroditism: First Evidence of an Ovotestis in a Cetacean Species

S. Murphy; R. Deaville; R. J. Monies; N. Davison; P. D. Jepson

doi:10.1016/j.jcpa.2010.06.001

True Hermaphroditism: First Evidence of an Ovotestis in a Cetacean Species

S. Murphy
, R. Deaville
, R. J. Monies
, N. Davison
, P. D. Jepson

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Abstract

An immature unilateral hermaphrodite common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) was found stranded on the southwest coast of the UK. The external phenotype was that of a female, but internally there was one ovotestis, containing both ovarian follicles and testicular tubular elements, and a contralateral ovary. Ovarian portions of the ovotestis appeared normal and demonstrated follicular development, whereas the testicular tissue exhibited hypoplasia and degeneration. This is the first reported case of an ovotestis in a cetacean species.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	195-199
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Comparative Pathology
Volume	144
Issue number	2-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcpa.2010.06.001
Publication status	Published - Feb 2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Common dolphin
Delphinus delphis
Ovotestis
True hermaphroditism

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True Hermaphroditism: First Evidence of an Ovotestis in a Cetacean Species

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