Complex sentence: JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY 261:1--17 Its purpose is to receive and store sperm from the male or, in the case of hermaphrodites, the male component of the body, and can sometimes be the site of fertilization when the oocytes are sufficiently developed.
Split into simpler sentences: JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY 261:1--17 Its purpose is to receive and store sperm from the male or, in the case of hermaphrodites, the male component of the body. Spermathecae can sometimes be the site of fertilization when the oocytes are sufficiently developed.