Reproduction of Patella rustica
Document Source: http://sealifebase.ca/Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=100935&GenusName=Patella&SpeciesName=rustica&fc=1943&StockCode=55553
 
Main Ref. Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004
Mode
Fertilization
Spawning Frequency
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Reproductive Guild
Description of life cycle and mating behavior Members of the order Archaeogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.
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