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Ctenophora reproduce
sexually, with the exception
of some species of the order
Platyctenida that reproduce
asexually
Life History
Almost all ctenophores are hermaphroditic or
monoecious, possessing both male and
female reproductive organs, which lie directly
under the 'combs' near the small channels of
the mesogloea
Life History
Ocyropsis is one genus with separate sexes,
when triggered by outside lighting conditions,
the gametes are discharged into the
surrounding water through small openings in
the ectoderm, the gonopores, where external
fertilisation takes place