BIOTIC Species Information for Sabellaria alveolata
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|Researched by||Angus Jackson||Data supplied by||MarLIN|
|Refereed by||Prof. S. J. Hawkins|
|Reproductive Season||July||Reproductive Location||Insufficient information|
|Reproductive frequency||Annual episodic||Regeneration potential||No|
|Life span||3-5 years||Age at reproductive maturity||<1 year|
|Generation time||Insufficient information||Fecundity||12,000 - 225,000 oocytes per female|
|Egg/propagule size||Insufficient information||Fertilization type||Insufficient information|
|Reproduction Preferences Additional Information||Most individuals have a lifespan of 3 to 5 years but there are records for 7 and even 9 year old individuals. Sabellaria alveolata reefs undergo cycles of development and decay over a period of a few years. Although individual reefs come and go - areas that are good for Sabellaria alveolata tend to remain so.
Spawning occurs each July but actual recruitment levels vary considerably from year to year. Larvae spend between 6 weeks and 6 months in the plankton.
|Reproduction References||Wilson, 1969, Wilson, 1929, Wilson, 1971, Gruet & Lassus, 1983, Gruet, 1985, Holt et al., 1998, Gruet & Lassus, 1983,|