Main Ref. | Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004 |
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Fertilization | |
Spawning Frequency | |
Batch Spawner | No |
Reproductive Guild | |
Description of life cycle and mating behavior | Members of the class Scyphozoa are gonochoric. Life cycle: Egg is laid by the adult medusa which later develops into a free-living planula, then to a scyphistoma to a strobila, and lastly to a free-living young medusa. |
Search for more references on reproduction | Scirus |