Reproduction Summary - Pyura chilensis
Reproduction of Pyura chilensis
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Main Ref. Cea, G., 1969
Mode true hermaphroditism
Fertilization
Mating type
Spawning frequency
Spawning aggregation
Batch spawner Ref.  
Reproductive guild
Parental Care
Description of life cycle and mating behavior A digonic hermaphrodite with separate male and female gonads that free-spawn externally to fertilized gametes, which leads to the development of swimming tadpole larvae (Ref. 2264).
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Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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