Main Ref. | Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004 |
Mode | dioecism |
Befruktning | external |
Lekfrekvens | |
Leker upprepade gånger | No |
Reproductive Guild |
bearers External brooders |
Beskrivning av livscykel ochfortplantningsbeteende | Members of the class Pycnogonida are gonochoric and sexually dimorphic. During copulation, male usually suspends itself beneath the female. Fertilization occurs as the eggs leave the female's ovigers. Males brood the egg masses until they hatch. Life cycle: Eggs hatch into protonymphon larva then to adults. |
Sök efter fler referenser om reproduktion | Scirus |