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In this study, we observed that A. digitifera, A. gemmifera and A. tenuis sperm showed motility initiation\/attraction close to eggs. Sperm were completely immotile in seawater, but they began to swim in circular motion when they came in close proximity to eggs, and then approached the eggs in straightforward paths. Sperm flagellar motility was not activated by an egg from different species, suggesting that motility initiation by the egg is species specific. In addition, hybridization among these species did not occur under observed conditions. Furthermore, motility-activated sperm became quiescent when many sperm approached the eggs. This study is the first report to show that the egg secretes immobilization factor(s). 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