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Life Sciences => Marine Science => Topic started by: SymeAaro on 29/06/2017 20:24:52

Title: How do siphonophores reproduce?
Post by: SymeAaro on 29/06/2017 20:24:52

Hi, I was reading about siphonohpores and have a great website describing all the different types of zooid, however, it doesn't describe HOW a siphonophores reproduces.
I researched a bit, and apparently, they can either broadcast sperm and egg into the water, or bud of eudoxids. Is this correct? If so, how do they then developed after fertilisation?

Title: Re: How do siphonophores reproduce?
Post by: Colin2B on 02/07/2017 14:28:54

Have you seen this site? http://www.siphonophores.org/SiphLifeCycle.php


Fascinating organisms. Interesting to consider the human body as a collection of individual, very specialised, creatures  :)

Title: Re: How do siphonophores reproduce?
Post by: chris on 04/07/2017 08:20:50

We talked about this - "How do Portuguese-man-o-war jellyfish reproduce (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/questions/how-do-portugese-man-o-war-jellyfish-reproduce)" - on a previous episode of the Naked Scientists podcast. This reference might provide some additional background on the topic.

The same question was also discussed in this thread: How do Portuguese-man-o-war jellyfish reproduce? (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=28025.0) here on the forum previously.

Again, quite a useful discussion.