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GASTRULATION IN SEA URCHINS

CROSS SECTIONAL VIEW: Yellow is ectoderm, orange is endoderm, red is primary mesenchyme cells and skeleton, orange "dots" are secondary mesenchyme cells. Process from "blastula" to "pluteus" takes about 48 hours.

Note: Anus is formed before the mouth.

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© 2000 Chris Patton, Stanford University

 

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