Epitoky is a form of reproduction observed in polychaete marine worms. The worms undergo a partial or complete transformation into an epitoke, a pelagic morph capable of sexual reproduction. Often an epitoke is the posterior part of the worm, which separates from the anterior part (called the atoke); gametes are produced inside the epitoke. The ep...
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epitoky, epitocy The production of sexual organs by an apparently asexual form. Particularly the production of such organs in the hinder end of polychaete worms.
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