Nervous system of echinoid larvae

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The collection contains images of temporary whole-mount preparations of sea urchin larvae. The images were taken by confocal laser scanning microscopy. The preparations were created using immunohistochemical staining of nervous elements (serotonin) and ciliary elements (alpha-tubulin). The collection contains images of neurons in the apical organ and neurons located along the locomotory ciliary bands, at different stages of larval development: from prism to late pluteus. The species included in the collection are Paracentrotus lividus, Mesocentrotus (Strongilocentrotus) nudus, Echinocardium chordatum, and Scaphechinus mirabilis. The collection is constantly being expanded by new preparations showing new stages of larval development and the architecture of nervous elements. This collection is intended for those who want to learn more about the developmental dynamics of nervous elements containing serotonin and dopamine, and the locomotory structures present in larvae of sea urchins (individual cilia and ciliary bands). The collection was created at the Institute of Developmental Biology RAS. The images are available from the authors.

Larva of the sea urchin Mesocentrotus nudus (=Strongylocentrotus nudus) (Echinodermata, Strongylocentrotidae). Histochemical localization of the neurotransmitters catecholamines (blue) by the FaGlu method.

 

Collection author(s): E.E. Voronezhskaya, A.L. Obukhova

Place of storage: Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology RAS

Taxa: 

  1. Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777)
  2. Mesocentrotus nudus (A. Agassiz, 1864)
  3. Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816)
  4. Scaphechinus mirabilis A. Agassiz, 1864

 

Preparations

Preparation IBR-EEV-SUN-0-1

A Mesocentrotus nudus (Echinodermata, Strongylocentrotidae) larva: early pluteus, 48 hours post fertilization.

Species

Strongylocentrotus nudus (Agassiz, 1864)

Taxon

Echinodermata

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Description: Solitary larva, ventral view.

Staining: catecholaminergic nervous elements (GIF)

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Preparation IBR-EEV-SUN-0-2

A Scaphechinus mirabilis (Echinodermata, Scutellidae) larva: late pluteus, 50 days post fertilization.

Species

Scaphechinus mirabilis Agassiz, 1864

Taxon

Echinodermata

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Description: 8-arm pluteus, ventral view.

Staining: catecholaminergic nervous elements (GIF)

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Preparation IBR-EEV-SUN-0-3

A Mesocentrotus nudus (Echinodermata, Strongylocentrotidae) larva: pluteus, 36 hours post fertilization

Species

Strongylocentrotus nudus (Agassiz, 1864)

Taxon

Echinodermata

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Description: Pluteus, ventral view.

Staining: acetylated alpha-tubulin, serotonin

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