BIOTIC Species Information for Cerastoderma glaucum
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| Researched by | Nicola White |
Data supplied by | MarLIN |
| Refereed by | Dr Richard S.K. Barnes |
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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 | May to July |
Reproductive Location | Insufficient information |
| Reproductive frequency | Annual episodic |
Regeneration potential |
No |
| Life span | 3-5 years |
Age at reproductive maturity | Insufficient information |
| Generation time | Insufficient information |
Fecundity | Insufficient information |
| Egg/propagule size | Insufficient information |
Fertilization type | Insufficient information |
| Larvae/Juveniles |
| 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 | Veliger larvae have a pelagic life of from 11 to 30 days. Newly settled young attach temporarily by byssus threads to filamentous algae before becoming buried in the top few centimetres of sediment. Gametogenesis occurs in early spring and spawning takes place from May to July. Individuals live for about five years. |
| Reproduction References |
Barnes, 1973, Rygg, 1970, Ansell et al., 1981, |
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