Reproduction of Squilla mantis
Document Source: http://www.sealifebase.ca/Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=27264&GenusName=Squilla&SpeciesName=mantis&fc=627&StockCode=1143
 
Main Ref. Mili, S., N. Bouriga, H. Missaoui and O. Jarboui, 2011
Mode dioecism
Fertilization
Spawning Frequency one clear seasonal peak per year
Batch Spawner No
Reproductive Guild bearers
External brooders
Description of life cycle and mating behavior Males produce sperm ducts rather than spermatophores; females can brood a maximum of 50,000 eggs (Ref. 833). Life cycle: Females incubate eggs in burrows (Ref. 108993). Eggs hatch to planktonic zoea which lasts for 3 months (Ref. 833). Mating behavior: Spawning occurs from winter to spring (Ref. 108993). Females spawn once only (Ref. 108996).
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