Table 2. Reported oocyte size of A. planci and other coral reef asteroids (Order Valvatida) from different locations.

Species	Diametera (mm)	Modeb	Location	Reference
Acanthasteridae
Acanthaster planci	0.200–0.260	P	Maitre Is., New Caledonia	[8]
	0.100	P	GBR, Australia	[58]
	0.175	P	GBR, Australia	[3]
	0.180	P	GBR, Australia	[59]
	0.200–0.205	P	GBR, Australia	[60]
	0.100	P	Java, Indonesia	[61]
	0.189–0.205	P	Palau, Micronesia	[62]
	0.190	P	Guam, Micronesia	[12]
	0.125–0.287	P	Guam, Micronesia	This studyc
	0.191–0.278	P	Guam, Micronesia	This studyd
	0.214–0.288	P	Guam, Micronesia	This studye
	0.190	P	Kushimoto, Japan	[63]
Goniasteridae
Fromia ghardaqana	1.000	L	Red Sea	[64]
Ophidiasteridae
Gomophia egyptiaca	0.650	L	Guam, Micronesia	[65]
Linckia laevigata	0.150	P	Guam, Micronesia	[12]
Ophidiaster granifer	0.600–0.650	L	Guam, Micronesia	[66]
Oreasteridae
Culcita novaeguineae	0.184–0.198	P	Palau, Micronesia	[62]
	0.180		Guam, Micronesia	[12]
Protoreaster nodosus	0.201	P	Palau, Micronesia	[62]

^a Oocyte diameter

^b Developmental modes: P = planktotrophic, L = lecithotrophic

^c Starved (from 3 females, n = 100 oocytes per starfish)

^d Porites-fed (from 3 females, n = 100 oocytes per starfish)

^e Acropora-fed (from 3 females, n = 100 oocytes per starfish)