Table 2 Summary of main reproductive data obtained in the current study [1] and in Monteiro and Tommasi 1983 [2]

From: Dwarf brooder versus giant broadcaster: combining genetic and reproductive data to unravel cryptic diversity in an Antarctic brittle star

Location/Clade

N

% Maturity

% Brooding

DD at maturity

Source

ANT

79

22%

0%

4 cm (2.1–5.1)

[1]

ANT

325

25%

0.6%

1 to 4–5 cm

[2]

SG + SR

122

54%

4%

3.5 cm (1.3–6.4)

[1]

SG + SR

185

43%

14%

<1 to 6–7 cm

[2]

PAT

298

68%

22%

<1 to 2–3 cm

[2]

ALL

234

38%

2%

3.6 cm (1.3–6.4)

[1]

Clade I

116

40%

0%

4.7 cm (2.3–6.4)

[1]

Clade II

19

21%

0%

3.3 cm (2.2–4.7)

[1]

Clade V

30

77%

17%

1.8 cm (1.3–2.4)

[1]

  1. ALL all locations merged, ANT Antarctica, DD disc diameter, PAT Patagonian shelf, SR + SG South Georgia/Shag Rocks. Clade I includes ANT and SR + SG samples, whereas clade V is restricted to SR + SG
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