In zoology Dioecy



physalia physalis, portuguese man-of-war, marine colonial animal dioecious; reproductive medusae within colony such of same sex.


in zoology, dioecious species may opposed hermaphroditic species, meaning individual of 1 sex, in case synonym gonochory more used. dioecy may describe colonies, such colonies of siphonophorae (portuguese man-of-war), may either dioecious within species or monoecious. dioecious colonies contain members of 1 sex, whereas monoecious colonies contain members of both sexes.


most animal species dioecious (gonochoric).








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