gastrulate


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gas·tru·late

(găs′trə-lāt′)
intr.v. gas·tru·lat·ed, gas·tru·lat·ing, gas·tru·lates
To form or become a gastrula.
gas′tru·la′tion (-lā′shən) n.
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gastrulate

(ˈɡæstrʊˌleɪt)
vb (intr)
to form a gastrula
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Opisthobranchs are known to gastrulate by a variety of methods including epiboly and emboly, or some combinations thereof (Thompson, 1958; Gohar and Soliman, 1967a, b; Williams, 1971; Soliman, 1978; Verdonk and Biggelaar, 1983; Schaefer, 1997).
Complete development of the northeast Pacific arminacean nudibranch Janolus fuscus
The mode of gastrulation correlates with the amount of yolk: yolky embryos gastrulate by epiboly; non-yolky embryos by invagination (Okada, 1970).
Unusual development of the mitraria larva in the polychaete Owenia collaris
palmata embryos appeared to gastrulate via invagination, as has been described for other Acropora spp.
Elevated temperature affects development, survivorship, and settlement of the elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata (Lamarck 1816)
The embryos of a primitive sea urchin, Eucidaris tribuloides, show a different manner of gastrulation (Schroeder, 1981; Hardin, 1989); SMCs are not formed, but the embryos gastrulate. Even in the so-called "Regularia," some species of embryos do not show a typical manner of gastrulation (Amemiya et al., 1982a, b).
Cellular Basis of Gastrulation in the Sand Dollar Scaphechinus mirabilis