Reproduction of Acanthaster planci
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Main Ref. Moran, P.J., 1990
Mode dioecism
Fertilization external
Spawning Frequency variable throughout range
Batch Spawner No
Reproductive Guild nonguarders
Open water/substratum egg scatterers
Description of life cycle and mating behavior Life cycle: Eggs hatch into planktonic larvae, grow into algal and coral feeding juveniles, and later into fully grown adults (Ref. 83567). Also Ref. 113703.
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(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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