| 主要參考文獻 | Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004 |
| 模態 | dioecism |
| 受精 | external |
| 產卵頻度 | one clear seasonal peak per year |
| 批次產卵者 | No |
| 生殖同功群 |
nonguarders Open water/substratum egg scatterers |
| 生命周期與交配行為的描述 | 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. |
| 搜尋有關繁殖更多的參考資料 | Scirus |