blastosphere
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Such a sphere is called a blastosphere, and may be regarded as a spherical mass of protoplasm, of which the central portion is so much vacuolated that it seems to consist entirely of fluid.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
Thus, an oval and an elongate egg produce respectively an oval and an elongate blastosphere.
From The Biological Problem of To-day Preformation Or Epigenesis? The Basis of a Theory of Organic Development by Hertwig, Oscar
The central part of the blastosphere is called the segmentation cavity or blastocoel.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
There is no open invagination of an archenteron in the fowl, as in the frog--, the gastrula, like the blastosphere, stage is also masked.
From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
In this process a portion of the blastosphere wall is the tucked into the rest, as indicated by the arrow, so that a two-layered sack is formed.
From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
