Observations of Simultaneous Sperm Release and Larval Planulation Suggest Reproductive Assurance in the Coral Pocillopora acuta

Observations of Simultaneous Sperm Release and Larval Planulation Suggest Reproductive Assurance in the Coral Pocillopora acuta

Despite being an extensively studied group of corals, the reproductive biology of the scleractinian genus Pocillopora remains a mystery. Pocillopora acuta has been proposed to exhibit a mixed reproductive mode, sexually producing gametes (sperm and eggs) and asexually brooding larvae simultaneously...

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Main Authors: Hillary A. Smith, Aurelie Moya, Neal E. Cantin, Madeleine J. H. van Oppen, Gergely Torda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
spawning
reproductive assurance
coral
Pocillopora
reproduction
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2019.00362/full

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