Reproduction of Ircinia atrovirens
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Main Ref. Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004
Mode
Fertilization
Mating type
Spawning frequency
Spawning aggregation
Batch spawner Ref.  
Reproductive guild
Parental Care
Description of life cycle and mating behavior Members of the class Demospongiae are hermaphroditic. Life cycle: The zygote develops into parenchymella larva (free-swimming) before settling down on a substrate where it grows into a young sponge.
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