Deuterostome Library

A. ceradotes Brightfield: Brightfield video of swimming larva

A. ceradotes Darkfield: Darkfield video of same swimming larva

Dendraster Plutei: Group of swimming Dendraster plutei

Dendraster Plutei: 20x plutei

Dendraster plutei: Swimming plutei

Dendraster Metamorphosis: Dendraster juvenile emerges from larval body

L. aequalis Brooding: An adult Leptasterias broods juveniles

L. aequalis Juveniles: Juvenile Leptasterias

O. spiculata Cleavage: Time lapse of Ophiothrix cell cleavage

O. spiculata Plutei: Two Ophiothrix plutei drifting

P. parvimensis Gastrula 1: Swimming gastrula

P. parvimensis Gastrula 2: Swimming gastrula

P. parvimensis Early Auricularia 1: Group of early auricularia

P. parvimensis Early Auricularia 2: Group of swimming auricularia

P. parvimensis Early Auricularia 3: Group of swimming early auricula with visible haline bodies

P. parvimensis Late Auricularia: Group of drifting auricularia

P. parvimensis Juvenile 1: Juvenile cucumber flexing

P. parvimensis Juvenile 2: Juvenile cucumber flexing

P. parvimensis Juvenile 3: Juvenile cucumber flexing

P. parvimensis Juvenile 4: Juvenile cucumber flexing

P. parvimensis Juvenile 5: Juvenile cucumber flexing

P. parvimensis Juvenile 6: Juvenile cucumber flexing

P. miniata Gastrula: P. miniata gastrula. Video courtesy of A. M. Hines

P. miniata Late Gastrula: Larva is nearly a bipinnaria, but had not yet permeated its larval mouth. Video courtesy of A. M. Hines

P. miniata Early Brachiolaria: Early-stage brachiolarian larva flexing and drifting. Video courtesy of A. M. Hines

P. miniata Early Brachiolaria 2: 20x early brachiolaria. Video courtesy of A. M. Hines

P. miniata Brachiolaria: Single brachiolaria with a clear view of the brachiolarian complex and the juvenile rudiment. Video courtesy of A. M. Hines

P. miniata Feeding Brachiolaria: 20x brachiolaria feeding. Video courtesy of A. M. Hines

P. miniata Brachiolarian Skeletal Development: Calcein-stained skeletal plates are highlighted in a flexing brachiolarian larva. Video courtesy of A. M. Hines

P. miniata Drifting Brachiolaria: Lone drifting brachiolaria with visible water flow. Video courtesy of A. M. Hines

P. miniata Brachiolarian Complex: 20x with attention to the brachiolarian complex. Video courtesy of A. M. Hines

P. giganteus Late Bipinnaria 1: Swimming larvae

P. giganteus Late Bipinnaria 2: Swimming larvae

S. kowalevskii Cleavage: Time lapse of early cleavage

S. kowalevskii Juveniles: Swimming juveniles

Schizocardium Spawning: Adult releasing eggs

Schizocardium Early Tornaria 1: Early tornaria swimming

Schizocardium Early Tornaria 2: Lone tornaria

Schizocardium Late Tornaria: Group of late tornaria drifting

Schizocardium Late Tornaria: Single late tornaria demonstrating water movement around cilia

Schizocardium Larval Heart: Detailed view of the larval heart

Schizocardium Larval Cilia: Detailed view of larval cilia

Schizocardium Larval Ballet: Hemichordate and echinoderm larvae swimming together

Solaster Larva 1: Solaster larva

Solaster Larva 2: Solaster larva

Solaster Larva 3: Solaster larva

Solaster Juvenile 1: Solaster juvenile

Solaster Juvenile 2: Solaster juvenile

S. purpuratus Plutei: Urchin plutei in various stages of development

S. purpuratus Plutei 2: Six-arm urchin plutei

S. purpuratus Juvenile: Metamorphosed juvenile crawling

S. purpuratus Chromatophores: Time lapse of migrating pigment cells