Developmental Biology in the Ocean 2013

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Ascidians

Today we are going to be looking at ascidian development. These animals belong to our own phylum and are representatives of the group of invertebrates most closely related to us.
This embryos is surrounded by follicle cells which are involved in fertilization, block to polyspermy, and in some species, secrete sperm attractants. 
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