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“Natural” agglutinins against sea urchin sperm in the hemolymph of the crab Cardisoma guanhumi

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“Natural” agglutinins against sperm have been considered to be broadly specific. However, the clumping of sperm from one species of sea urchin in hemolymph from the crab Cardisoma guanhumi, revealed a narrowly specific agglutinin. Additional testing could establish the taxonomic distribution of the reacting antigen.

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  1. Aquatic Sciences, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, USA

    A. C. Smith & R. A. Goldstein

  2. Division of Natural Science, University of Hawaii, Hilo Campus, P.O. Box 1357, 96720, Hilo, Hawaii, USA

    A. C. Smith

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Communicated by G. L. Voss, Miami

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Smith, A.C., Goldstein, R.A. “Natural” agglutinins against sea urchin sperm in the hemolymph of the crab Cardisoma guanhumi . Marine Biology 8, 6 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00349339

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