Valva 624418 165548110 2007-10-19T02:22:55Z Ginkgo100 925434 link {{otheruses}} [[Image:Wobbegong claspers.jpg|thumb|The claspers of a wobbegong shark (''Orectolobus maculatus'').]] In [[biology]], a '''clasper''' or '''valva''' (plural ''valvae'') is a body part of certain male animals, used in mating. In [[entomology]], it is a structure in male insects that is used to hold the female during [[copulation]]. Male [[cartilaginous fish]] also have claspers. These are [[intromittent organ]]s, used to channel semen into the female's [[cloaca]] during copulation. [[Category:Animal anatomy]] [[Category:Reproduction]] [[Category:Sex organs]] {{insect-stub}} {{fish-stub}} [[de:Klaspern]] [[pt:Clasper]] [[sv:Valva]]