Table 1.
Species | Egg size, mm | Gastrulation time, h* | Mode of somitogenesis | Refs. |
---|---|---|---|---|
X. laevis | 1.3 | 14 | cr | (28, 32) |
E. randi | 1.1 | 24 | ci | |
E. coloradorum | 1.3 | 24 | ci | |
C. machalilla | 1.6 | 96 | ci | |
E. anthonyi | 2.0 | 96 | ci | |
E. tricolor | 2.0 | 96 | ci | |
G. riobambae | 3.0 | 336 | ci | (33) |
B. variegata | 3.0 | — | ci | (28) |
cr, cell rotation; ci, cell interdigitation.
*Time from fertilization to the completion of gastrulation.