Main Ref. | Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004 |
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Fertilization | external |
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Batch spawner | Ref. |
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Description of life cycle and mating behavior | Members of the class Polyplacophora are mostly gonochoric. Life cycle: Eggs hatch into lecitotrophic planktonic trocophore larvae (no veliger stage) which later metamorphose and settle on the bottom as young adults. |
Search for more references on reproduction | Scirus |