Induced spawning with gamete release from body ruptures during reproduction of Xenoturbella bocki

The marine invertebrate Xenoturbella bocki breeds in the winter and the induction of spawning leads to gamete release through body ruptures, not the mouth.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hiroaki Nakano, Ako Nakano, Akiteru Maeno, Michael C. Thorndyke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-02-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04549-z