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OYSTER EMBRYO [1 record]

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Record 1 2020-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Embryology
  • Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
CONT

Once fertilized, the egg begins to divide and within several hours … an oyster embryo is formed. … From between the shell protrudes a disk or velum which is covered with cilia and provides the veliger larva … When the veliger larva is approximately one third of a millimeter long, it is ready to end its free-swimming stage and set. In this process, it settles onto a firm, clean surface such as a rock, shell, [or] stake ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Embryologie
  • Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés

Spanish

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