1830 ANNIVERSARY MEMOIRS OF THE BOSTON SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY 1880

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SQUID.

LOLIGO PEALII (LESUEUR).

Fig. 4

More highly magnified view of the growing edge of the blastoderm of the egg shown in figure 1 after staining with osmic acid and borate of carmine;
a, unsegmented yolk;
b, segmentation pyramids;
c, first row of cells, which have been formed by a separation from the ends of the pyramids;
d, second set of cells, which have been formed by the division of cells like c;
d', third set similar to d;
d",
fourth set, similar to d, and d'