| Referencia principal | Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004 |
| Modo | dioecism |
| Fertilización | external |
| Frecuencia de puesta | one clear seasonal peak per year |
| Ponedor múltiple | No |
| Gremio reproductivo |
nonguarders Open water/substratum egg scatterers |
| Descripción del ciclo vital y del comportamiento de acoplamiento | Members of the class Asteroidea exhibit both asexual (regeneration and clonal) and sexual (gonochoric) means of reproduction. Life cycle: Embryos hatch into planktonic larvae and later metamorphose into pentamorous juveniles which develop into young sea stars with stubby arms. |
| Buscar más referencias de reproducción | Scirus |