Image Gallery: Mass spawning

Many coral reef invertebrate species take part in mass spawning events in early summer. This photo gallery shows spawning by several species of hard coral, Crown-of-thorns Starfish, a brittlestar and a Giant Clam at or near Lizard Island.

Acropora coral with spawn Acropora coral with spawn
Acropora coral spawning Acropora coral spawning
Porites coral spawning Porites coral spawning
Massive coral spawning Massive coral spawning
Coral spawn slick Coral spawn slick
Coral spawn slick 2 Coral spawn slick 2
Giant clam spawning near Lizard Island Giant clam spawning near Lizard Island
Brittlestar spawning Brittlestar spawning
Brittlestar spawning closeup Brittlestar spawning closeup