FIGURE 2.

Developmental stages of Tubastraea coccinea: from adult to recruit. Morphological aspects of (a) adult colony with larvae in the tentacles; (b) embryos; (c) newly formed larvae; (d) mature larvae, contracted and elongated; (e) newly settled larva; (f) larva detached from substrate; (g) lateral view of group of settled larvae; (h) settled larva; (i) near metamorphosis larva; (j) metamorphosed larva; and (k) recruit (h–k show oral sides). Arrows indicate the following: la—larvae; op—oral pore; as—aboral side; re—reforming to flattened form (fl); mo—mouth; me—mesentery; te—tentacle; se—calcareous septa; and sk—skeleton. Scale bars represent 0.5 mm