BIOTIC Species Information for Diplosoma listerianum
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Researched by | Dan Bayley | Data supplied by | MBA | ||||||||||||
Refereed by | This information is not refereed. | ||||||||||||||
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Reproductive type | Budding |
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Reproductive frequency | Annual episodic | Regeneration potential | No | ||||||||||||
Life span | <1 year | Age at reproductive maturity | <1 year | ||||||||||||
Generation time | <1 year | Fecundity | |||||||||||||
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Reproduction Preferences Additional Information | Life span dependant on temperature, with an optimum temperature of 15-17 °C. Temperatures greater than 25 °C cause a delay in maturation. Colony death occurs 1 month after sexual reproduction starts. | ||||||||||||||
Reproduction References | Brunetti et al., 1988, |