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. 2010 Sep 15;1:8. doi: 10.1186/2041-9139-1-8

Table 2.

Embryological sources of mesoderm in spiraliansa,b.

Species Ectomesoderm Endomesoderm Reference
Nemertean Cerebratulus 3a, 3b 4d [26]

Polyclad tubellarian Hoploplana 2b 4d [9,24]

Chaetopleura None 3D [8]

Mollusk Patella 3a, 3b 3D [25]

Ilyanassa 2b, 2c, 3d,
3A, 3B, 3C
4d [28]

Crepidula 2c, 3a, 3b 4d [10]

Annelid Helobdella 1a (a'), 1b (b'), 1c (c'), 1d (d'), 3a (a'''), 3c (c'''), 3d (dm')
4d (DM'')
None [27,32]

Platynereis 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D 4d [12]

Capitella 2a?, 2c?, 3a, 3b?, 3c, 3d, 4d none This report

aExamples included are taken from fate maps determined through use of intracellular lineage tracers injected into embryos at the 8-64 cell stage.

bOnly blastomeres with confirmed mesoderm descendants are included.