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Sea urchin embryos

Organism : Echinoderm Sea urchin
Species : Paracentrotus lividus
Description : Male and female sea urchins release huge quantities of gametes. The eggs are fertilized in open water where the embryos divide to form 2, 4, 8 cells in a few hours. They then develop into a ball of cells called a blastula. Photo : C. Sardet
Project : The Plankton Chronicles
Website : http://www.planktonchronicles.org
Tags : Embryo Blastula
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