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Reproductive Cycle of the Edible Sea Urchin Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816) (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) in the Coastal Region El Jadida-Safi (Atlantic Ocean, Morocco)

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Siham El Jouhari, Nadia Rharbi, Mohamed Id Halla and Oum Keltoum Belhsen

 Reproductive Cycle of the Edible Sea Urchin Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816) (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) in the Coastal Region El Jadida-Safi (Atlantic Ocean, Morocco)

The Sea urchins populations of P. lividus had an annual reproductive cycle that was synchronous across sites and between males and females. The histology of the gonads revealed six different stages: Recovering, Growing, Premature, Mature, Partly spawned and Spent. Maturation occurred between March and late April whil... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-8661.1000136

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