Fig. 11.14

External penis morphology of select dasyurines. (a) Penis of species in Antechinus, Dasykaluta (‘A.’ rosamondae), Pseudantechinus (‘Ningbing Antechinus’, ‘A.’ macdonnellensis, ‘A.’ bilarni) and Parantechinus (‘A.’ apicalis). Ventral view on left, dorsal view of tip on right. (b) External penis morphology of Dasyuroides byrnei and Dasycercus cristicauda. Ventral view of entire penis on left, dorsal (above) and ventral (below) views of tip on right. (c) Ventral view of penis of Pseudantechinus mimulus. (d) Penis of Pseudantechinus woolleyae. Ventral view of entire penis at left; dorsal view of tip at centre; plan view showing cavernous tissue (shaded) at right. Abbreviations: A = appendage; ACC = accessory corpora cavernosa; acc = accessory structure; BCM = bulbo-cavernosus muscle; BT = bifid tissue; dl = dorsal lobe; BUG 1, BUG 2 = bulbourethral glands; FP = free portion of penis; ICM = ischio-cavernosus muscle; LM/lm = levator muscle; MU = membranous urethra; P/p/PS = level of attachment of preputial skin; PP = pocket of preputial skin; PR = prostate; RM/rm = insertion of retractor muscle; SL/sl = suspensory ligament; TLM/tlm = tendon(s) of levator muscles; UG/ug = urethral groove. [(a) Reprinted by permission of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales from Woolley (1982). (b) Reprinted by permission of CSIRO Publishing from Woolley (1987). Permission conveyed through Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (c) Reprinted by permission of CSIRO Publishing from Woolley (2011). (d) Reprinted by permission of CSIRO Publishing from Woolley (2017). Permission conveyed through Copyright Clearance Center, Inc.]