Contrasting modes of reproduction in two Antarctic asteroids of the genus Porania, with a description of unusual feeding and non-feeding larval types

• Main Author: Bosch, Isidro
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: The Marine Biological Laboratory 1989
• Subjects: Starfishes; Eggs; Marine plankton; Invertebrates > Larvae; Echinoderms; Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://digitool.fcla.edu:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=3171563

This paper describes differences in reproduction and development between Porania antarctica and Porania sp. that substantiate Clark's (1962) recommendation of distinct species rankings for the two forms. The findings of this study are compared to general patterns of reproduction in other echinoderms and discussed in the context of life-history evolution. This manuscript is available at http://www.biolbull.org/ and may be cited as: Bosch, I. (1989). Contrasting modes of reproduction in two Antarctic asteroids of the genus Porania, with a description of unusual feeding and non-feeding larval types. The Biological Bulletin, 177(1), 77-82. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #713.