Purple urchin spawning, releasing gametes, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

Purple sea urchin, spawning, releasing gametes into the ocean currents. Once adult purple sea urchins have reached sexual maturity, females and males release gametes into the ocean, a mode of external fertilization. The fertilized egg later settles, and begins growing into an adult., Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, natural history stock photograph, photo id 05346
Purple sea urchin, spawning, releasing gametes into the ocean currents. Once adult purple sea urchins have reached sexual maturity, females and males release gametes into the ocean, a mode of external fertilization. The fertilized egg later settles, and begins growing into an adult.

Species: Purple urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
Image ID: 05346
Format: Film 3:2
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