Simultaneous Spawning of Six Species of Echinoderms in Barkley Sound, British Columbia
- 1 December 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in International Journal of Invertebrate Reproduction and Development
- Vol. 14 (2-3), 279-288
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01688170.1988.10510385
Abstract
Six species of echinoderms were observed spawning (1 holothuroid, 1 echinoid, 4 asteroids) during a single 40 min dive to 10 to 18 m depth in Barkley Sound, Vancouver Island, on the afternoon of 9 August 1987, the day after the full moon. Most of the spawning animals were not close to conspecific individuals. None were observed spawning the following day. Published reports indicate that it is not uncommon for widely scattered individuals of echinoderms to broadcast spawn in the field. Fertilization success often may be low. Moreover, simultaneous spawning by different species, as we and others have observed, indicates that the incidence of hybridization (either lethal or viable) could be high and have important consequences to the biology of the species involved.Keywords
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