Epitoky
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Epitoky is a process that occurs in many species of polychaete marine worms wherein a sexually immature worm is modified or transformed into a sexually mature worm. In many species, the reproductive u
Syllid polychaete budding epitokes for the purpose of sexual reproduction.
Alitta succinea, the common clam worm (Nereididae) in epitoky stage
Atoke
Female epitoke; the yellow eggs are evident throughout the body