Reproduction of Argulus dartevellei
Document Source: http://www.sealifebase.ca/Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=92560&GenusName=Argulus&SpeciesName=dartevellei&fc=657&StockCode=46342
 
Main Ref. Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004
Mode dioecism
Fertilization
Spawning Frequency
Batch Spawner No
Reproductive Guild nonguarders
Open water/substratum egg scatterers
Description of life cycle and mating behavior Members of the subclass Branchiura are gonochoric. Copulation occurs inside the host but the eggs are deposited outside the host. Life cycle: Eggs hatch into nauplii or juveniles before developing into adults.
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