Main Ref. | Bell, L.J., 1992 |
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Place of Development | in sand or gravel |
Shape of Egg | spherical |
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Color of Eggs | |
Color of Oil Globule | |
Additional Characters | Yolky egg. Egg color is green (Ref. 105349). Eight hours after fertilization, the prototroch was well-developed, an apical tuft present and the cilia were beating. Green-pigmented dots were restricted to the area above the prototroch, while the turquoise area was below. By 8 to 9 hrs , the trochophore was spinning within the egg membrane in an irregular manner. Polar bodies were visible within the egg membrane until hatching occurred. |
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