Preferred Label : pelvic fin clasper;
Uberon definition : The rod-like extension of the medial portion of the pelvic fin in male Elasmobranchii
and Holocephali. Claspers are used as intromittent organs (not in clasping), the grooves
on their facing surfaces together forming a tube for the transmission of sperm when
the claspers are held together. The anterior proximal opening is called the apopyle,
the posterior distal opening the rhipidion;
Uberon synonym : myxopterygium;
Uberon related term : clasper;
Origin ID : 0010518;
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The rod-like extension of the medial portion of the pelvic fin in male Elasmobranchii
and Holocephali. Claspers are used as intromittent organs (not in clasping), the grooves
on their facing surfaces together forming a tube for the transmission of sperm when
the claspers are held together. The anterior proximal opening is called the apopyle,
the posterior distal opening the rhipidion
