Results from motility assays carried out as part of a study investigating the role of soluble adenylyl cyclase (sAC) in sperm from the gonochoric, broadcast spawning coral Astrangia poculata

Most stony corals liberate their gametes into the water column via broadcast spawning, where fertilization hinges upon the activation of directional sperm motility. Sperm from gonochoric and hermaphroditic corals display distinct morphological and molecular phenotypes, yet it is unknown whether the signallng pathways controlling sperm motility are also distinct between these sexual systems. We addressed this knowledge gap using the gonochoric, broadcast spawning coral Astrangia poculata. This dataset results from motility assays carried out to analyze sperm motility. Data are associated with Glass et al. (2023) Proceedings of the Royal Society B (10.1098/rspb.2023.0085). These data are also published in Dryad under DOI 10.5061/dryad.rn8pk0pg8.绝大多数石珊瑚（stony coral）通过群体排放产卵（broadcast spawning）将配子释放至水柱中，其受精过程依赖于定向精子运动的激活。来自雌雄异体（gonochoric）与雌雄同体（hermaphroditic）珊瑚的精子呈现出显著不同的形态与分子表型，但目前尚不明确这两种生殖系统中调控精子运动的信号通路（signaling pathway）是否同样存在差异。本研究以雌雄异体、实行群体排放产卵的星珊瑚（Astrangia poculata）为研究对象，填补了这一认知空白。本数据集源自为分析精子运动而开展的运动能力检测实验（motility assay）。本数据关联Glass等人（2023）发表于《英国皇家学会学报B辑》("Proceedings of the Royal Society B")的研究，DOI为10.1098/rspb.2023.0085。本数据同时以DOI：10.5061/dryad.rn8pk0pg8发布于Dryad数据库。