Figure 5
From: Contrasting reproductive strategies of two Hawaiian Montipora corals
Oocyte developmental stage frequency distribution per month. Stages of oogenesis with nucleus and nucleolus present; arrows point to an oocyte. (a) stage I oocyte surrounded by mesoglea; (b) stage II oocyte commencing vitellogenesis; (c) stage III oocyte with nucleus migrating to periphery; (d) stage IV mature oocyte with nucleus at periphery of oocyte and nucleolus at periphery of nucleus; (e) M. capitata and (f) M. flabellata oocyte stage percent frequency per month sampled. All scale bars 50 μm.
