Hermaphrodism
Call: mosaic@hermaph
Definition: Indicator of whether a species exhibits hermaphroditism or monoeicieosity. Hermaphrodism is defined as: “An individual that possesses both male and female sex organs; i.e. it is bisexual.” (Oxford Dictionary of Zoology). Monoeciousness is defined as: “Applied to an organism in which separate male and female organs occur on the same individual (e.g. to a plant which bears male and female reproductive structures in the same flower or separate male and female flowers on the same plant, or to a hermaphrodite animal). Some authors restrict the term botanically to plants with separate male and female flowers; plants which bear male and female reproductive organs in the same flower are then called hermaphrodite.”
Possible values, cat., factor
- Hermaphroditic – species is hermaphroditic
- Monoecious – species is monoecious
- Dioecious or Gonochorous – species is dioecious (Gonochorous was adopted for animals)
- NF - Hermaphroditism reviewed and inconclusive (no affirmative records found upon review)
- NDY - Hermaphroditism not digitised yet (yet to be evaluated)
- NA – Hermaphroditism is not applicable to the subject area
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Last updated: 24 January 2022
