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One specimen of the tropical sea urchin Tripneustes gratila, distributed along the rocky subtide of Eilat, Israel, was found to be hermaphroditic, producing fertile sperm and eggs. In this case, internal self-fertilization, producing embryos along the gonads, was also observed.
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Kidron, J., Fishelson, L. & Moav, B. Cytology of an unusual case of hermaphroditic gonads in the tropical sea urchin Tripneustes gratila from Eilat (Red Sea). Marine Biology 14, 260–263 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00348289
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