Genital papilla
Appearance
Thegenital papillais an anatomical feature of the externalgenitaliaof some animals.
In mammals
[edit]In mammals, the genital papilla is a part of thevulvanot present in humans, which appears as a small, fleshy flab of tissue. The papilla covers the opening of thevagina.[1]
In fish
[edit]The genital papilla is a small, fleshy tube behind the anus present in some fish, from which the sperm or eggs are released;[2]the sex of a fish often can be determined by the shape of its papilla.
References
[edit]- ^Laboratory Manual for General Biology 5th Edition
- ^Barrie G M Jamieson (12 September 2019).Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Fishes, Vol 8B: Part B: Sperm Competition Hormones.CRC Press.ISBN978-1-4398-4358-1.