BIOTIC Species Information for Chaetopterus variopedatus
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| Researched by | Lizzie Tyler |
Data supplied by | University of Sheffield |
| Refereed by | This information is not refereed. |
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| Reproduction/Life History |
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| Reproductive type | Gonochoristic
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Developmental mechanism | Planktotrophic
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| Reproductive Season | Insufficient information |
Reproductive Location | Insufficient information |
| Reproductive frequency | Annual episodic |
Regeneration potential |
No |
| Life span | Insufficient information |
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| Generation time | Insufficient information |
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Fertilization type | External |
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| Larval/Juvenile dispersal potential | Insufficient information |
Larval settlement period | Insufficient information |
| Duration of larval stage | 11-30 days |
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| Reproduction Preferences Additional Information | Thorson (1946) reported that three weeks after metamorphosis the larvae had secreted a tube within which the animal resided. It is expected that the pelagic stage is rather short. |
| Reproduction References |
Thorson, 1946, Julie Bremner, unpub data, |
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