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Sep 11, 2018 · Female mussels fertilize their eggs with sperm from a male and develop larvae called “glochidia”. Once mature, females may release their ...
Nov 30, 2018 · Marine bivalves reproduce by releasing prodigious numbers of eggs and sperm into the water, where external fertilization occurs. The fertilized ...
Life Cycle. Reproduction is sexual, requiring both a male and a female. Some species are hermaphrodites (which have both female and male reproductive systems).
Apr 30, 2015 · To reproduce, clams release eggs and sperm into the water seasonally, generally in mid-summer when water is warm and planktonic food is abundant ...
Feb 21, 2011 · The gonads release a hormone when wafted in the water near another mature clams siphon tube. First they release the sperm, then the eggs. They ...
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