BURSA COPULATRIX

bursa copulatrix: translation

1. A genital pouch of numerous invertebrates.

2. In certain male nematodes and acanthocephalans, a modified caudal ala or alae, circular or oval, may be divided into two lateral symmetrical or asymmetrical lobes, separated by a dorsal lobe, and supported by rays or papillae; bursa.

3.(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)

A female copulatory pouch developed from the tubular vagina in the genital chamber for reception of the male aedeagus; see genital chamber.

4. (MOLLUSCA)

A copulatory pouch or sac for receiving sperm that will be stored for only a brief period; copulatory bursa; see seminal receptacle.

5. (PLATYHELMINTHES: Turbellaria)

In planarians, a blind pouch that holds the secretions from the penis and adenodactyl gland (muscular organ), which then activates the sperm.