From Albert Günther [c. 23 March 1868?]1
In Monacanthus penicilligerus 2 & others no sexual difference, at least not on the side of the tail; in some the sides of the tail exactly alike, in others somewhat rougher in the male.
In Monacanthus peronii female smooth, male with a tooth-brush3
In Monocanthus scopas female with a brush of setiform spines ( inch), male with a cluster of long stiff straight spines 1 long in an example 6 inches long)4
Footnotes
Bibliography
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Summary
Note on sexual differences in Monacanthus.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-6531
- From
- Albrecht Carl Ludwig Gotthilf (Albert) Günther
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- unstated
- Source of text
- DAR 82.2: 25
- Physical description
- Amem inc? †
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 6531,” accessed on 23 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-6531.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 16