Reproductive biology of Dendronephthya sp.

[Frankie]

During the last years, scientists have uncovered many different ways in which corals reproduce. They can be gonochoric (having both male and female individuals), or hermaphroditic (individuals having both male and female reproductive organs). Some corals can change sex, which is called sequential hermaphroditism (see the Coral Science archive, section Reproduction). Some species do not even need males, as they can self-fertilize their eggs. This last mode of reproduction is called parthenogenesis, and may be used by corals from the genera Fungia, Porites and Pocillopora (plants can do this as well). A lot of research has been conducted on tropical, shallow water stony corals. Last year however, Korean scientists discovered more details about the sex life of Dendronephthya’s
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[prow]

good stuff frankie. i got in on some work on Dendronephthya’s growth cycle a few years ago. one day we will fig out to keep these guys long term with some regularity. one thing i know is they are hungry fast growing/spreading corals.

[Frankie]

I see a lot of them in Japanese systems on Japanese reef sites. They must have something on us~