Reproduction of Hippopus porcellanus
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Main Ref. Isamu, T., 2008
Mode protandry
Fertilization external
Spawning Frequency
Batch Spawner No
Reproductive Guild
Description of life cycle and mating behavior Broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into free-swimming trocophore larvae, succeeded by the bivalve veliger, resembling a miniature clam (Ref. 833).
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(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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