ID: 5
Class: Reproductive
Description:
The mode of larval development classified as either a brooder, where fertilization is internal and colonies release planulae larvae, broadcast spawner, where gametes are release for external fertilization and the planulae develops in the plankton, or surface brooder, where gametes are released before fertilization, but remain in the colony surface of the female until they are fertilized and brooded.
Standards:
Methodologies: None entered
Editor: Andrew Baird (contact)