Cyphopod

{{Short description|Millipede anatomical structure}} [[File:Ommatoiulus avatar (10) (c).jpg|thumb|Location of cyphopods (highlighted) in ''Ommatoiulus avatar'']] '''Cyphopods''', also known as '''vulvae''', are paired sacs in female millipedes that located on the underside of the third body segment that store sperm and connect to the oviduct.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.polydesmida.info/polydesmida/cyphopods.html|title=External Anatomy of Polydesmida: Cyphopods|work=polydesmida.info|first=Robert|last=Mesibov|authorlink=Robert Mesibov|access-date=2015-08-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924075446/http://www.polydesmida.info/polydesmida/cyphopods.html|archive-date=2015-09-24|url-status=dead}}</ref> Cyphopods are sclerotized, and usually hidden behind a small opening. Despite the connotation of the suffix -''pod'' (generally referring to legs or feet), cyphopods are not derived from walking legs.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Hoffman|first1=Richard|authorlink1=Richard L. Hoffman|title=The curious genitalic structures of ''Tancitares michoacanus'' (Polydesmida, Rhachodesmidae)|journal=International Journal of Myriapodology|date=2011|volume=5|pages=27–33|doi=10.3897/ijm.5.1899|doi-access=free|url=https://zenodo.org/records/2552979/files/IJM_article_1911.pdf}}</ref> thumb|300px|center|Cyphopd pair (left) and closeup of a single (right) in ''Eviulisoma''

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Category:Myriapod anatomy Category:Animal female reproductive system Category:Sex organs Category:Millipedes