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Fig. 13. — A section of a young embryo, which shows yolk segmentation. 



Fig. 14. — A section through an older embryo, the yolk being omitted, 

 showing the first stages in the formation of the ectoderm (ecL). ec. Ecto- 

 derm. 6)1. Endoderm of the gonophore. 



Fio. 15. — A section through a still older embryo, showing a later stage in 

 the formation of the ectoderm and its connection with the central endoderm 

 Plasmodium. 



Fig. 16. — A solid planula of Distichopora, just before it escapes from the 

 gonophores. 



Fig. 17. — A small portion of the endodermic plasmodium more highly 

 magnified. Some of the smaller yolk granules are omitted. 



Fig. 18. — «, b, c, d, e. Six stages in the division of the nuclei of the 

 ectoderm. 



