Reproduction of Catalaphyllia jardinei
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Main Ref. Richmond, R.H. and C.L. Hunter, 1990
Mode dioecism
Fertilization external
Spawning Frequency one clear seasonal peak per year
Batch Spawner No
Reproductive Guild nonguarders
Open water/substratum egg scatterers
Description of life cycle and mating behavior Members of the class Anthozoa are either gonochoric or hermaphroditic (Refs. 113712, 833). Mature gametes are shed into the coelenteron and spawned through the mouth. Life cycle: The zygote develops into a planktonic planula larva. Metamorphosis begins with early morphogenesis of tentacles, septa and pharynx before larval settlement on the aboral end (Ref. 833).
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