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Sea Urchin

Scanning electron microscope image of Lytechinus pictus [sea urchin] embryo at the 16-cell stage.

  • four large macromeres are behind the four small micromeres.
  • eight mesomeres are behind the macromeres.
  • remnants of the fertilization envelope can be seen attached to some of the cells.

Class Echinoidea - Superorder Echinacea -Order Temnopleuroida - Lytechinus pictus


Links: Sea Urchin Development


JEOL 35C SEM Evelyn Spiegel, Louisa Howard

Image Source: Dartmouth Electron Microscope Facility A variety of scanning and transmission electron microscope images (These images are in the public domain)

(original image scaled, contrast altered and background tidied)

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current14:49, 1 June 2011Thumbnail for version as of 14:49, 1 June 20111,000 × 712 (120 KB)S8600021 (talk | contribs)==Sea Urchin== Scanning electron microscope image of Lytechinus pictus [sea urchin] embryo at the 16-cell stage. * four large macromeres are behind the four small micromeres. * eight mesomeres are behind the macromeres. * remnants of the fertilization

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