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

Acropora parapharaonis

Acropora pharaonis

Acropora plantaginea

Acropora polystoma

Acropora prolifera

Acropora pulchra

Acropora retusa

Acropora robusta

Acropora samoensis

Acropora sarmentosa

Acropora secale

Acropora selago

Acropora solitaryensis

Acropora spathulata

Acropora spicifera

Acropora squarrosa

Acropora stoddarti

Acropora striata

Acropora subulata

Acropora surculosa

Acropora tenuis

Acropora tortuosa

Acropora valenciennesi

Acropora valida

Acropora variabilis