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THE REPRODUCTION OF HALICLONA LOOSANOFFI AND ITS APPARENT RELATIONSHIP TO WATER TEMPERATURE

P. Fell

Published 1976 in The Biological Bulletin

ABSTRACT

1. A general description of the reproductive elements of Haliclona loosanoffi is given. They were found to be very similar to the corresponding elements of other North American haliclonids.2. Haliclona loosanoffi apparently is gonochoric, and the sex ratio is about 1:1. Abortive small oocytes are found in many male specimens during the latter part of the reproductive period.3. The reproductive period of Haliclona loosanoffi in the Mystic Estuary, Connecticut is from late May or early June to late July or early August; but specimens with only small oocytes or spermatic cysts may be found until late September.4. The reproductive period at Mystic, Connecticut is about two months earlier than at Milford, Connecticut and occurs at about the same time of year as the major reproductive period at Hatteras Harbor, North Carolina. Water temperature appears to be a major factor determining the reproductive period.5. Very small specimens of Haliclona loosanoffi, as well as large ones, have high densities of reproduct...

PUBLICATION RECORD

  • Publication year

    1976

  • Venue

    The Biological Bulletin

  • Publication date

    1976-04-01

  • Fields of study

    Biology, Environmental Science

  • Identifiers
    DOI 10.2307/1540468
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    Semantic Scholar

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