Spawn (biology)
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spawn-biology-203-16896527
title:
Spawn (biology)
text:
Spawn is the eggs and sperm released or deposited into water by aquatic animals. As a verb, to spawn refers to the process of freely releasing eggs and sperm into a body of water; the physical act is known as spawning. The vast majority of aquatic and amphibious animals reproduce through spawning. These include the following groups:
- Bony fishes
- Crustaceans
- Mollusks
- Echinoderms
- Amphibians
- Aquatic insects
- Coral, which are living colonies of tiny, aquatic organisms—not p
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Eggs and sperm released into water
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spawn_(biology)
date created:
2003-12-17T22:24:09Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T21:04:28Z
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13
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