[Antillogorgia americana Branch Variation] - Number and size of eggs found in five different branches from a single Antillogorgia americana from a study site in the San Blas Islands, Panama from July 1990 to August 1991 (Collaborative Research: Pattern and process in the abundance and recruitment of Caribbean octocorals)

Such a strategy also spreads the risk of reproductive failure due to environmental conditions during any single month. Multiple spawning episodes can also drive reproductive isolation of populations and may reflect the presence of cryptic species within the taxon. Studies of reproductive timing can be an important adjunct in identifying variation in life history strategies as well as assessing the validity of species boundaries.

This dataset describes branch variation, including the number and size of eggs found in five different branches from a single Antillogorgia americana. Ten polyps were sampled from four branchlets and two positions on the branchlets of each branch.