BIOTIC Species Information for Amphipholis squamata
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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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| Reproductive type | Developmental mechanism | Direct Development Brooding |
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| Reproductive Season | All year but mainly summer | Reproductive Location | As adult | ||||||||||||
| Reproductive frequency | Regeneration potential | Yes | |||||||||||||
| Life span | 3-5 years | Age at reproductive maturity | 1 year | ||||||||||||
| Generation time | Not researched | Fecundity | 100 | ||||||||||||
| Egg/propagule size | 125 µm diameter | Fertilization type | |||||||||||||
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| Reproduction Preferences Additional Information | Amphipholis are potentially self-fertilizing. They are hermaphroditic although the exact type of hermaphroditism has not been recorded. | ||||||||||||||
| Reproduction References | Emson & Whitfield, 1989, Fish & Fish, 1996, Emson et al., 1989, | ||||||||||||||
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