Sexual reproduction of the reef-building coral Diploria labyrinthiformis (Scleractinia:Faviidae),in the Colombian Caribbean

Sexual reproduction of the reef-building coral Diploria labyrinthiformis (Scleractinia:Faviidae),in the Colombian Caribbean

Sexual reproduction of the coral Diploria labyrinthiformis was studied for the first time.Monthly histological analyses at the Corales del Rosario National Park (Colombian Caribbean) from May 1997 to April 1998 show that D.labyrinthiformis is a hermaphroditic broadcasting species.It presents an annu...

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Main Authors: Elvira M Alvarado Ch, Rocío García U, Alberto Acosta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2004-12-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
Subjects:
Diploria labyrinthiformis
reproducción
gametogénesis
arrecifes coralinos
Caribe
Colombia
coral reproduction
gametogenesis
Caribbean coral reefs
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