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