Mode of larval development (Ctenactis echinata)

ID: 5

Class: Reproductive

Description:

The mode of larval development classified as either a brooder, where fertilization is internal and colonies release planulae larvae, or a broadcast spawner, where gametes are release for external fertilization and the planulae develops in the plankton.

Standards:

Values: spawner brooder both

Methodologies: None entered

Editor: Andrew Baird (contact)

Observations

Ctenactis echinata