EGGS by SPECIES

Thordisa rubescens Egg Mass 1<br />
Golf Ball Reef, Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California<br />
Photo by Merry Passage<br />
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Dr. Jeff Goddard estimates the embryo size to be approximately 110 microns. "These measurements are consistent with small eggs and planktotrophic development, and compare to the 123 micron shell length I've measured for the hatching veligers of T. bimaculata."

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Thordisa rubescens Egg Mass 1
Golf Ball Reef, Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California
Photo by Merry Passage

Dr. Jeff Goddard estimates the embryo size to be approximately 110 microns. "These measurements are consistent with small eggs and planktotrophic development, and compare to the 123 micron shell length I've measured for the hatching veligers of T. bimaculata."

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