First report of successful recruitment by conjoined larvae in the brooding scleractinian coral Pocillopora acuta, southern Taiwan

2021/01/01 by Crystal J. McRae, Crystal J McRae, Tung‐Yung Fan +6
Environmental Science · #Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies #Marine and fisheries research #Marine Ecology and Invasive Species

paper · doi:10.5343/bms.2021.0004

Abstract

We report the first observation of conjoined larvae (CL) in the scleractinian coral Pocillopora acuta . Colonies at an elevated temperature had a higher ratio of CL (29 °C; 1:200) than colonies at an ambient temperature (26 °C; 1:500). CL demonstrated normal swimming ability and capacity for settlement, metamorphosis, and asexual budding.

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