Reproduction of Ianthella flabelliformis
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Main Ref. Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004
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Fertilization
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Description of life cycle and mating behavior Members of the class Demospongiae are hermaphroditic. Life cycle: The zygote develops into parenchymella larva (free-swimming) before settling down on a substrate where it grows into a young sponge.
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(e.g. cnidaria)
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