Reproduction Summary - Bolinus brandaris
Reproduction of Bolinus brandaris
Document source: http://www.sealifebase.org/Reproduction/ReproSummary.php?ID=83695&GenusName=Bolinus&SpeciesName=brandaris&fc=2011&StockCode=924
 
Main Ref. Ramon, M. and M.J. Amor, 2002
Mode dioecism
Fertilization internal (oviduct)
Mating type
Spawning frequency one clear seasonal peak per year
Spawning aggregation
Batch spawner Ref.  
Reproductive guild
Parental Care
Description of life cycle and mating behavior Showed an annual reproductive cycle in the Catalan coast. The reproductive cycle had two peaks (April and June -July) but the first one seems to be less important because the number of immature females is higher than the mature ones.
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