Réf. Princ. | Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004 |
Mode | dioecism |
Fertilisation | external |
Fréquence de ponte | one clear seasonal peak per year |
Reproducteur multiple | No |
Guilde reproductive |
nonguarders Open water/substratum egg scatterers |
Description du cycle de vie et comportement d'accouplement | 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. |
Chercher plus de références à propos de reproduction | Scirus |