Figure 3From: Normal embryonic stages of the Longnose Gar, Lepisosteus osseusLepisosteus osseus. Stages 6-10. A) Stage 6, side view. B) Stage 6, vegetal pole. C) Stage 6, cross-section of the blastoderm. D) Stage 7. E) Stage 8, smooth-surfaced blastula. F) Stage 9, lateral view. G) Stage 10, dorsal view. * = vegetal pole 1 = first cleavage furrow 2 = second cleavage furrow i = incomplete blastomere, continuous with the yolk cell c = complete blastomere, separated from other cells y = yolk cell dl = dorsal lip ysl = yolk syncytial layerBack to article page