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

Pavona varians

Pectinia alcicornis

Pectinia lactuca

Pectinia paeonia

Platygyra contorta

Platygyra daedalea

Platygyra lamellina

Platygyra pini

Platygyra ryukyuensis

Platygyra sinensis

Plesiastrea versipora

Pleuractis granulosa

Pleuractis paumotensis

Pocillopora elegans

Pocillopora eydouxi

Pocillopora meandrina

Pocillopora verrucosa

Polyphyllia novaehiberniae

Porites annae

Porites compressa

Porites cylindrica

Porites evermanni

Porites lobata

Porites lutea

Porites rus