Coral spawning in PR.

Sun Sep 5 19:01:20 EDT 1999

Hi Ben!  In Jamaica, we've been studying the spawning behaviour of some
brittle-stars which takes place at about the same time as the spawning of M.
annularis.  We have also seen a brittle-star which comes out only,
apparently, to feed, and which gorges on coral gamete bundles.  Here (and
probably in Florida also) it is Ophioblenna antillensis.

Jeremy

At 05:10 PM 9/3/1999 -0400, you wrote:
>Spawning report from the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary:
>
>D. strigosa spawned last night (9/2) around 1130 pm. An ophiurid was
>observed catching and eating coral gametes. Stay tuned for more
>reports.......
>
>Ernesto Weil wrote:
>
>>  Dear colleagues, spawning of Montastraea spp. occurred right on time
>> this year in Puerto Rico. Here are my observations:
>>
>> September 1st (6 days after the full moon):
>>
>> 7:55 - 8:40 p.m. M. franksi and M. cavernosa
>>
>> 10:30 - 11:10 p.m. M. annularis and M. faveolata
>>
>> M.annularis started to spawn before M.faveolata, then they overlapped
>> for about ? hour, M.annularis stopped and M.faveolata continued to
>> spawn afterward for a short period of time.
>>
>> September 2nd. (7 days after the fool moon) : bad weather so,
>> observations were made in specimens collected on August 30th and keept
>> in aquaria with running seawater.
>>
>> 8:45 - 9:20 p.m M. franksi
>>
>> 10:30 - 11:10 p.m. M.annularis
>>
>> 11:00 - 11:50 p.m. M.faveolata
>>
>> Saludos,
>>
>> EW.Dr. Ernesto Weil
>> Depart. of Marine Sciences, UPR
>> PO BOX 908 Lajas PR 00667
>> Ph. (787) 899-2048 x. 241
>> FAX (787) 899-2630/899-5500.
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>Spawning report from the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary:
><p><i>D. strigosa</i> spawned last night (9/2) around 1130 pm. An ophiurid
>was observed catching and eating coral gametes. Stay tuned for more
reports.......
><p>Ernesto Weil wrote:
><blockquote TYPE=CITE>&nbsp;Dear colleagues, spawning of <i>Montastraea</i>
>spp. occurred right on time this year in Puerto Rico. Here are my observations:
><p>September 1<sup>st</sup> (6 days after the full moon):
><p>7:55 - 8:40 p.m. <i>M. franksi</i> and <i>M. cavernosa</i>
><p>10:30 - 11:10 p.m. <i>M. annularis</i> and <i>M. faveolata</i>
><p><i>M.annularis</i> started to spawn before <i>M.faveolata</i>, then
>they overlapped for about ? hour, <i>M.annularis</i> stopped and
<i>M.faveolata</i>
>continued to spawn afterward for a short period of time.
><p>September 2<sup>nd</sup>. (7 days after the fool moon) : bad weather
>so, observations were made in specimens collected on August 30th and keept
>in aquaria with running seawater.
><p>8:45 - 9:20 p.m <i>M. franksi</i>
><p>10:30 - 11:10 p.m. <i>M.annularis</i>
><p>11:00 - 11:50 p.m. <i>M.faveolata</i>
><p>Saludos,
><p>EW.<font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Dr. Ernesto Weil</font></font>
><br><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Depart. of Marine Sciences,
UPR</font></font>
><br><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>PO BOX 908 Lajas PR 00667</font></font>
><br><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Ph. (787) 899-2048 x. 241</font></font>
><br><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>FAX (787)
899-2630/899-5500.</font></font></blockquote>
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