Document Source: http://www.sealifebase.ca/Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=48095&GenusName=Crassostrea&SpeciesName=virginica&fc=1824&StockCode=633
Main Ref. |
DeFelice, R.C., L.G. Eldredge and J.T. Carlton, 2001
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Mode |
dioecism
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Fertilization |
external
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Spawning Frequency |
one clear seasonal peak per year
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Batch Spawner |
No |
Reproductive Guild |
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Description of life cycle and mating behavior |
Gonochoristic (separate male and females). After external fertilization, the developing larvae or veliger settles to the bottom after a time in the plankton stage. First spawning usually occurs when oyster is two years of age (Ref. 3248).
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