Referencia principal | Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004 |
Modo | dioecism |
Fertilización | external |
Frecuencia de puesta | one clear seasonal peak per year |
Ponedor múltiple | No |
Gremio reproductivo |
nonguarders Open water/substratum egg scatterers |
Descripción del ciclo vital y del comportamiento de acoplamiento | Members of the class Asteroidea exhibit both asexual (regeneration and clonal) and sexual (gonochoric) means of reproduction. Life cycle: Embryos hatch into planktonic larvae and later metamorphose into pentamorous juveniles which develop into young sea stars with stubby arms. |
Buscar más referencias de reproducción | Scirus |