Research Article
Gametogenesis and Spawning of Solenastrea bournoni and Stephanocoenia intersepta in Southeast Florida, USA
Table 1
Criteria for differentiating oocyte and spermary developmental stage based on Szmant-Froelich et al. [
27].
| Stage | Oocytes | Spermaries |
| I | Nucleus large, located in or adjacent to mesoglea | Small cluster of ≤10 cells surrounded by mesoglea | II | Accumulation of cytoplasm around nucleus, located in mesoglea | Larger cluster of ≥10 cells | III | Increased amount of cytoplasm, but no vitelline membrane | Cells closer together, central lumen developed | IV | Larger, elongated and presence of vitelline membrane | Cells very small, undergoing meiosis, tails in lumen |
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