Spirobranchus giganteus Broadcast Spawning
This is a male Christmas tree polychaete worm (Spirobranchus giganteus) engaged in broadcast spawning. The male is sending a stream of sperm into the water while nearby individuals were sending out gametes in synchrony. Some eggs from nearby females are visible in the water at full magnification. Photographed in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
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