Induced spawning with gamete release from body ruptures during reproduction of Xenoturbella bocki

Hiroaki Nakano; Ako Nakano; Akiteru Maeno; Michael C. Thorndyke

doi:10.1038/s42003-023-04549-z

Communications Biology (Feb 2023)

Induced spawning with gamete release from body ruptures during reproduction of Xenoturbella bocki

Hiroaki Nakano,
Ako Nakano,
Akiteru Maeno,
Michael C. Thorndyke

Affiliations

Hiroaki Nakano: Shimoda Marine Research Center, University of Tsukuba
Ako Nakano: Shimoda Marine Research Center, University of Tsukuba
Akiteru Maeno: Cell Architecture Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics
Michael C. Thorndyke: Kristineberg Marine Research Station, University of Gothenburg

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04549-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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The marine invertebrate Xenoturbella bocki breeds in the winter and the induction of spawning leads to gamete release through body ruptures, not the mouth.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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