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Development in the Sea Urchin ‘Psammechinus Miliaris’ (4 Parts)

Synopsis
4 (1978): Schematic animation and in vivo sequences demonstrate stages in the development of the coelom in the young pluteus and of the sea urchin anlage in the more advanced pluteus until readiness for metamorphosis.
Language
English
Country
Germany
Medium
Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 11, 10, 11, 12 min.
Year of production
1982
Availability
Sale; 1996 sale: £25.00 (+VAT +p&p) each
Subjects
Biology
Keywords
sea urchins

Credits

Writer
G Uhlig; K Hermann

Sections

Title
Fertilization and cleavage
Synopsis
1 (1976): Penetration of sperm into the egg; raising the fertilisation membrane; fusion of the pronuclei; cleavage sequence to blastula.

Title
Gastrulation and larval stages
Synopsis
2 (1976): Ingrowth of primary mesenchymal cells; invagination; outgrowth of secondary mesenchymal cells; coelom formation; production and growth of spicules; various pluteus larval stages.

Title
Metamorphosis
Synopsis
3 (1982): The 'dissolution' of the larval body is shown with time-lapse photography. The transition from the bilateral symmetry of the pluteus to the star-shaped radial symmetry is explained in an animated sequence. The metemorphosis is induced by the add

Title
Differentiation of the coelom
Synopsis
4 (1978): Schematic animation and in vivo sequences demonstrate stages in the development of the coelom in the young pluteus and of the sea urchin anlage in the more advanced pluteus until readiness for metamorphosis.

Production Company

Name

Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film

Distributor

Name

Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council

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