Mode of larval development

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:

Editor: Andrew Baird (contact)

Observations

Montipora spumosa

Montipora stellata

Montipora tortuosa

Montipora tuberculosa

Montipora turgescens

Montipora turtlensis

Montipora venosa

Montipora verrucosa

Moseleya latistellata

Mussismilia braziliensis

Mussismilia harttii

Mussismilia hispida

Mycedium elephantotus

Mycetophyllia ferox

Oculina varicosa

Orbicella annularis

Orbicella faveolata

Orbicella franksi

Oulastrea crispata

Oulophyllia bennettae

Oulophyllia crispa

Oxypora glabra

Oxypora lacera

Pachyseris rugosa

Pachyseris speciosa