This gallery of images documents a dissection of a small, female blacknose shark (carcharhinus acronotus), focusing on the reproductive organs.
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Female blacknose shark (carcharhinus acronotus)- Internal view of the body cavity with digestive organs still present.
- Close up: common urogenital duct.
- Close up: oviduct.
- Internal view of the body cavity with the major digestive organs removed.
- Close up: ovary.
- Close up: nidamental gland.
- Close up: uterus.
- Close up: epigonal tissue.
- Internal view showing the ovary in relation to the esophagus.
- Close up: esophagus.
- Internal view focusing on the ovary, eggs, and right and left nidamental glands.
- Close up: right nidamental gland.
- Close up: eggs.
- Close up: ovary.
- Close up: left nidamental gland.
- Removed ovary, eggs, and epigonal tissue.
- Close up: removed epigonal tissue.
- Close up: removed eggs.
- Removed reproductive tract, highlighting the ostium and pairs of oviducts, nidamental glands, and uteri.
- Close up: ostium.
- Close up: right and left oviducts.
- Close up: right and left nidamental glands.
- Close up: right and left uteri.
- Dissector removing a fertilized egg from the uterus.
- Close up: fertilized egg.
- Close up: egg membrane.
Female Shark Reproductive Images
- Female reproductive organs of a shark A. ovaries, B. nidamental, C. uterus | © Florida Museum
- Portions of the reproductive tract from female specimens. A. nidamental, B. uteri | © Florida Museum
Male Shark Reproductive Images
- Male reproductive organs of a shark: A. testes, B. epididymis, C. seminal vesicle | © Florida Museum
- Portions of the reproductive tract from male specimens. A. testes, B. seminal vesicles | © Florida Museum
