Reproduction of Haliclona caerulea
Document Source: http://www.sealifebase.ca/Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=51472&GenusName=Haliclona&SpeciesName=caerulea&fc=2641&StockCode=46038
 
Main Ref. DeFelice, R.C., L.G. Eldredge and J.T. Carlton, 2001
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Fertilization
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Description of life cycle and mating behavior Adults are capable of asexual reproduction via fragmentation, many are sequentially hermaphroditic. Sexual reproduction occurs by capturing sperm released into the water by adjacent individuals and transporting it to the egg deep with in the aquiferous system.
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