| 主要参考文献 | Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004 |
| 模态 | dioecism |
| 受精 | external |
| 产卵频度 | one clear seasonal peak per year |
| 批次产卵者 | No |
| 生殖同功群 |
nonguarders Open water/substratum egg scatterers |
| 生命周期与交配行为的描述 | Members of the class Asteroidea exhibit both asexual (regeneration and clonal) and sexual (gonochoric) means of reproduction. Life cycle: Embryos hatch into planktonic larvae and later metamorphose into pentamorous juveniles which develop into young sea stars with stubby arms. |
| 搜寻有关繁殖更多的参考资料 | Scirus |