Question

Spermathecae in earthworm is :

• A. for producing sperm
• B. for storage of sperm obtained from male earthworm during copulation and used in future
• C. both (a) and (b)
• D. none of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

for storage of sperm obtained from male earthworm during copulation and used in future

Answer 2

Earthworms are monoecious or hermaphrodite with no self fertilization. Female sex organs of earthworm include one pair of ovary (segment 13), female genital pore (segment $14$) and $4$ pairs of spermathecal (segment $6,7,8,9$ ) which open outside on intersegmental groove $5 / 6,6 / 7,7 / 8,8 / 9$. Spermathecal are used to store sperms after copulation.