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Development, Vol 99, Issue 2 273-284, Copyright © 1987 by Company of Biologists

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Ciliary band formation in the doliolaria larva of Florometra. II. Development of anterior and posterior half-embryos and the role of the mesentoderm

TC Lacalli and JE West
Biology Department, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.

We report the results of cutting experiments on embryos of the crinoid Florometra serratissima, which produce, in the doliolaria stage, a striped pattern of ciliary bands. Embryos at gastrula and post-hatching elongation stages were divided into anterior and posterior fragments. Complementary fragments express parts of the total pattern without adding extra pattern elements, i.e. the pattern is a mosaic. Some fragments elongate which, from an examination of internal structures, we interpret as due to the elongation and displacement of the mesenteric sac. The number of pattern elements expressed correlates with degree of elongation and internal landmarks correlate with certain external pattern features. This suggests that the pattern mosaic may reside in the internal tissues, i.e. in the mesentoderm, but we are as yet unable to prove this. The results are discussed with reference to the roles of tissues of different germ layer origin in related embryos, including vertebrates, in which the mesentoderm has a significant instructive role.




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