| Main Ref. | Shlesinger, Y., T.L. Goulet and Y. Loya, 1998 |
| Mode | |
| Fertilization | external |
| Mating type | promiscuity |
| Spawning frequency | one clear seasonal peak per year |
| Spawning aggregation | |
| Batch spawner | Ref. |
| Reproductive guild |
nonguarders Open water/substratum egg scatterers |
| Parental Care | |
| Description of life cycle and mating behavior | Hermaphroditic (Refs. 97272, 113708, 113712). Members of the class Anthozoa are either gonochoric or hermaphroditic. Mature gametes are shed into the coelenteron and spawned through the mouth. Life cycle: The zygote develops into a planktonic planula larva. Metamorphosis begins with early morphogenesis of tentacles, septa and pharynx before larval settlement on the aboral end (Ref. 833). |
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