Larval development of certain gamete-spawning scleractinian corals
Babcock, R.C., and Heyward, A.J. (1986) Larval development of certain gamete-spawning scleractinian corals. Coral Reefs, 5 (3). pp. 111-116.
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Abstract
Embryogenesis and larval development were documented in 19 species of hermatypic scleractinians which release gametes during the summer coral spawning season on the Great Barrier Reef. Cleavage of fertilized eggs began approximately 2 h after spawning in all species, and gave rise to blastulae after 7–10 h. Endoderm formation in Platygyra sinensis was by invagination, and this appeared to occur in all species studied. All species observed at 36 h after spawing were mobile and full mobility was reached by 48 h. Settlement of planulae placed in aquaria occurred between 4 and 7 days after fertilization. These results suggest that larval corals produced by most gamete-releasing coral species are likely to be dispersed away from the parent reef.
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 1432-0975 |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Jan 2013 05:38 |
| FoR Codes: | 06 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 0602 Ecology > 060205 Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl Marine Ichthyology) @ 100% |
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