Small size, brooding, and protandry in the apodid sea cucumber Leptosynapta clarki.

From: The Biological Bulletin | Date: August 1, 1994| Author: | Copyright information

Abstract. The apodid sea cucumber Leptosynapta clarki exhibits the three commonly associated traits of small adult size (max. length 113 mm), brooding (intraovarian = viviparity), and hermaphroditism (protandric). Juvenile L. clarki are released from the ovary at a length of 1-2 mm in the early spring (April-May) and are reproductively active as males in the reproductive season (November) following their birth. In their second year, some individuals continue to reproduce as males, but others undergo protandric sex change to reproduce as females. Analysis of the relationship between ...

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