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A., Prof. Dr. TOURNEUX, Toulouse, Dr. VOELKER-Prag, Prof. Whitman- Chicago, U. S. A. HERAUSGEGEBEN VON Prof. Dr. F. KEIBBL, LL. D. (Harvard), FREIBURG I. BR. ELFTES HEFT. NORMAL PLATES OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF NECTÜRÜS MACULOSUS. BY ALBERT C. EYCLESHYMER and JAMES M. WILSON. ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY, ST. LOUIS MO., U. S. A. WITH 3 PLATES. JENA, VERLAG VON GUSTAV FISCHER. 1910. Alle Rechte vorbehalten. Pr ef ae e. The preparation of the normal tables and plates on Nedurus was begun several years ago by Professor C. O. Whitman but on account of unavoidable circumstances the werk was delayed. It was later taken up by Professor Eycleshymer upon the Suggestion of both Professor Whitman and Professor Keibel. While Professor Whitman has not directly participated in the later work, he has furnished the senior author with material and Information without which it would have been impossible to complete the work. In the completion of the work the senior author has been fortunate in having the able Cooperation of Professor James M. Wilson. Table of Contents. pao;e Descriptionofillustrations ' Introductiontotables ö Tables 7 Somevariationsinexternalstructures 28 Cleavage 28 Gastrulation 28 Closure of neural folds 28 Appearance of optic vesicles 28 Neuromeres (?) 28 Somites 2g Lateral curvature of body 29 Externa] gills 29 Limbs 29 Pigmentation 29 Variationsininternalstructures 30 Notochord 30 Eye 30 Ear 30 Nose 30 Epiphysis 30 Paraphysis 30 Hypophysis 31 Liver 31 Pancreas 31 Spleen • 31 Thymus 31 Trachea — lungs 31 Bibliography 32 Introduction 32 A. Alphabetical arrangement of titles according to authors 32 B. Alphabetical arrangement of authors under topics 48 Plates. Description of lllustrations. The series of eggs, embryos and larvae of Necturus, from which the following descriptions and the appended illustrations were made, were collected May I5th, 1903 and kept at a water temperature of 17" — 18 '' C. The illustrations are copied from the original water colored pictures which were made by Mr. Leonard H. Wilder, under the direction of the senior author. It should be emphasized that the ages, measurements and illustrations are all made from the living objects. Fig. I. (X 10.) Side view of egg i day 4 hrs. after deposition. The first cleavage groove has reached the lower pole of the egg. Second grooves extend to level of the equator of the egg. Fig. 2. (X 10.) Side view of egg l day 8 hrs. after deposition. The second cleavage grooves have reached the equator. The grooves of the third cleavage pass in meridional planes, but have not yet reached the equator. Fig. 3- (X 10.) Side view of egg i day 12 hrs. old. Five cleavage grooves have reached lower pole, dividing lower hemisphere into six segments. Fig. 4. (X 10.) Side view of egg i day 16 hrs, old. The greater number of cleavage grooves pass in meridional planes, many are latitudinal and some nearly radial. The upper surface of the egg shows sixteen segments, the lower nine. Fig. 5. (X 10.) Side view of es!;g i day 20 hrs. old. The upper surface of the egg shows some fifty segments, the lower nine. Fig. 6. (X 10.) Side view of egg 2 days 2 lirs. old. The upper surface of the egg shows more than one hundred segments, the lower twelve. Fig. 7. (X 10.) Side view of egg 2 days 7 hrs. old. The upper surface of egg shows about two hundred cells. The lower portion is in about same stage as described in Fig. 6. Norraentafeln zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der Wirbeltiere. XI. X 31830 2 Normentafeln zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der Wirbeltiere. Fig. 8. (X lo.) Side view of egg 2 days I2 hrs. old. The upper surface of egg shows some five hundred cells, the lower about forty. Fig. 9. (X lo.) Top view of egg 4 days 4 hrs. old. Segmentation cavity shows through thin translucent roof. Blastopore not präsent. Fig. 10. (X 10.) Bottom view of egg 6 days 16 hrs. old. Crescentic blastopore. Line of invagination sharply separates large yolk cells from small cells of blastodisc. Fig. II. (X 10.) Dorso-lateral view of egg 10 days 10 hrs. old. Large circular blastopore; faint indication of embryonic anläge. Fig. 12. (X 10.) Side view of egg 10 days 16 hrs. old. Large circular blastopore. Anlage of mesial portion of embryo above dorsal lip of blastopore. Segmentation cavity faintly outlined. Fig. 13- (X 10.) Top view of egg 13 days 3 hrs. old. Small circular blastopore. Embryonic anläge triangulär in outline ; lateral boundaries indistinct. First appearance of neural groove. Roof of segmentation cavity thinner, making its boundaries distinct. Fig. 14. (X 10.) Top view of egg 14 days 4 hrs. old. Blastopore smaller, lateral margins of anterior portion of embryo bounded by short broad ridges which are the beginnings of the lateral portions of the neural fold. At anterior margin of embryo there is a transverse crescentic ridge which is beginning of transverse portion of neural fold. Neural groove deep but does not extend either to transverse portion of neural fold or to blastopore. Segmentation cavity crescentic. Fig. 15- (X 10.) Top view of egg 14 days 19 hrs. old. Blastopore much reduced, circular. The yolk plug is not visible in this egg. Lateral and transverse portions of neural fold united to form continuous fold around anterior portion of embryo. Lateral boundaries of posterior portion of embryo not defined. Neural groove not as long, nor as distinct as in preceding stage. Dark crescentic area in front of embryo is segmen- tation cavity. Fig. 16. (X 10.) Top view of egg 15 days 15 hrs. old. Blastopore small, circular; yolk plug visible. Neural fold prominent, its free ends extend nearly to blastopore. Neural groove deep and narrow at anterior end, broad and shallow at posterior end, fades out just in front of blastopore. A part of the segmentation cavity is still apparent in front of the embryo. Fig. 17. (X 10.) Top view of egg 16 da3's 6 hrs. old. Blastopore reduced to a very minute circular aperture. Neural plate narrower than in preceding stage. Neural fold prominent, its free ends coalescing at blastopore. Normal Plates of tlie Development of Necturus maculosus. 3 Neural groove extends to transverse portion of fold but does not reacli blastopore. Segmentation cavity no longer visible in surface views. Fig. 18. (X 10.) Top view of embryo 17 days 2 hrs. old. Blastopore an elongated narrow aperture between ends of neural fold. Neural plate narrower than in preceding stage. The constricted portion represents in a general way the division between head and trunk. Neural fold most prominent in head region. Fig. 19. (X 10.) Top view of egg 17 days 17 hrs. old. Blastopore no longer visible. Neural plate narrowest poste- riorly; broad in head region, showing boundary zone between head and trunk. Lateral portions of fold coalesced at posterior end of embryo. At anterior end of embryo a deep groove partially separates the two halves of the neural fold. Fig. 20. (X 10.) Top view of egg 18 days 13 hrs. old. Lateral portions of neural fold almost united except in head region where they are still widely separated. In the antero-lateral portions of the fold are slight evaginations which are the beginnings of the optic vesicles. Fig. 21. (X 10.) Top view of egg 18 days 15 hrs. old, 3 or 4 pairs of myotomes. Lateral portions of neural fold widely separated in head region, more closely approximated in anterior trunk region, coalesced in taii. Fig. 22. (X 10.) Dorso-lateral view of embryo 20 days 10 hrs. old, length 6 mm, 6 pairs of myotomes. Outline of body conforms to curvature of egg. Head end of embryo shows three longitudinal ridges; middle ridge lies slightly above level of lateral ridges. The middle one is common anläge of fore, mid and bind brain. The lateral ones are the common anläge of the optic vesicles and branchial arches. Anus formed. Fig. 23. (X 10.) Side view of embryo 21 days 2 hrs. old, length 7 mm, 10 — 12 pairs of myotomes. General outline of body conforms to curvature of egg. Head slightly raised above surface of yolk. Slight enlargement at end of tail. A distinct enlargement of anterior end of head shows optic vesicles; just posterior to this enlargement is the anläge of the branchial arches. Anus shows just below tip of tail. Fig. 24. (X 10.) Dorso-lateral view of embryo 22 days 17 hrs. old, length 8 mm, l6~i8 pairs of myotomes. Embryo much curved laterally. Anterior half of head free from yolk. Caudal enlargement more prominent. Optic vesicles and mandibular arch well defined. The hyoid and first branchial arches are discernible ; also the common anläge of the second and third branchial arches. Fig. 25. (X 5-) Side view of embryo 23 days 10 hrs. old, length 9 mm, 20 — 22 pairs of myotomes. General outline of the body straighter. Head free from yolk. Caudal enlargement becoming free. Optic vesicles and forebrain much larger. Mandibular, hyoid, first branchial, and common anläge of second and third branchial arches well defined. Otic vesicle visible above hyoid arch. ^ Normentafeln zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der Wirbeltiere. Fig. 26. (X 5-) Side view of embryo 24 days 22 hrs. old, length 10 mm, 23 — 24 pairs of myotomes. General outline of body of embryo straighter, less curved laterally. Head and caudal extremities free from yolk. Yolk becoming oval. Optic vesicles prominent. Ear better defined. Olfactory pits present. The mandibular, liyoid and first branchial arches are distinct. The second and third branchial arches are not yet differentiated, a slight process on the first branchial indicates the beginning of tlie gill bar. The anläge of the heart is visible just beneath the arches. Fig. 27. (X 5.) Side view of embryo 26 days old , length 1 1 mm , 26—27 myotomes. General outline of body straighter than in preceding stage. Head projects some 3 mm beyond margin of yolk; tail projects 1.2 mm, is thinner laterally but broader dorso-ventrally. Eye, ear, nasal pits and mouth well defined. Maxillary process discernible. Mandibular arches longer, but ventral ends widely separated. Second and third branchial arches formed. Gill bars present on three branchial arches. Anterior limb buds indicated; faint anläge of posterior limb buds. Yolk pear-shaped. Heart prominent. First surface capillaries present although not indicated in figure. Fig. 28. (X 50 Side view of embryo 30 days 8 hrs. old, length 13 mm, 30 — 31 myotomes. The trunk of the embryo is nearly straight. At level of the posterior gill there is a pronounced neck bend and at the level of the posterior limbs a striking downward bend of the tail. The epiphysis shows in surface views. The lens is discernible. The ear is still vi.sible. The external nasal openings are sharply defined. The boundaries of the mouth are better outlined owing to the approximation of the ventral ends of the mandibular arches. The hyoid arch is becoming obscured. The gill bars are prominent on the three branchial arches. The anterior limb buds project dorsally about .5 mm above the surface of the bod3\ The posterior limb buds are but slight elevations. The yolk is pear-shaped with its dorsal surface much flattened. The auricular and ventricular portions of the heart are apparent. The surface of the yolk is covered by a dense network of capillaries which for the most part convey blood antero-ventrally to the abdominal vein. Considerable pigment is present in the trunk region although but little has reached the outer portion of the dermis. Fig. 29. (X 5) Side view of embryo 36 days 16 hrs. old, length 16 mm, 36-38 myotomes. In general outline the embryo shows a numljcr of striking changes. The neck bend is not so pronounced. The tail bend is scarcely noticeable. There is a striking increase in dorso-ventral width of tail. The cerebral hemispheres are well defined. The eye is now prominent and the lens better defined. The ear is no longer visible in surface views. The mouth is well defined. The ends of the mandibular arches are closely approximated but not united. The hyoid and branchial arches are more obscure. Anlagen of gill fiiaments present on gill bars. Anterior limbs project dorsally. Posterior limbs are short ridges extending in horizontal plane. The yolk is elongated and reduced in diameter both dorso-ventrally and laterally. Surface blood vessels as in preceding stage, excepting that they are now apparent in the gill bars. The chromatophores are most numerous in the anterior and dorsal portions of the head. Normal Plates of the Development of Necturus maculosus. c Fig. 30. (X 5-) Side view of einhryo 40 days 20 hrs. old, length 18 mm, 44—46 myotomes. The outline of the body shows a marked ventral curvature of the trunk, less pronounced neck bend, and further increase in the dorso-ventral width of the tail. The eye is very prominent owing to the pigment in the retina. Ear not visible externally. Nasal openings very small. The mandibular arches have coalesced. The boundaries of the other arches are no longer discernible. Gill filaments well developed. Anterior limbs about i mm long project dorso-posteriorly. The yolk is elongated oval. Abdominal vein and branchial blood vessels prominent. Pigment present in dorsal portion of head, also along dorsal and lateral portions of trunk and tail. The yolk is unpigmented excepting along dorsal margin. Fig- 31. (X 5.) Side view of larva 49 days old, lergth 21 mm. General outline of body decidedly different. Head bend obliterated, slight upward curve in trunk. Tail broader. Eye more deeply pigmented. Gill bars very long, extending to level of end of anterior limb. From three to five lateral filaments on each gill bar. Anterior limbs project postero-ventrally ; three digits formed. Posterior limbs directed caudad ; no trace of digits. Yolk much elongated. Network of capillaries denser. Large lateral arteries, at level of upper margin of yolk, very prominent. Well defined longitudinal bands of pigment. Fig: 32. (X 5.) Side view of larva 61 days old, length 25 mm. General outline of body shows less dorsal curvature of trunk. Tail much longer in proportion to length of trunk and much broader dorso-ventrally. Gill bars longer, each posessing six to eight lateral filaments. Anterior and posterior limbs directed postero-ventrally. Anterior 3 mm long, posterior 2 mm long. Each limb shows four digits. The distribution of pigment is essentially similar to that observed in the 21 mm larva, the bands however are more sharply defined. Chromatophores in the gill bars and limbs and beginning to extend over the dorsal surface of the yolk. Fig. 33. (X 5.) Side view of larva 70 days 4 hrs. old, length 28 mm. The general outline of the body is slenderer than at any time preceding. The rapid absorption of the yolk has brought its ventral surface nearly to the level of the ventral surfaces of the head and tail. The gill bars curve dorsally and possess fi;om ten to twelve pairs of lateral filaments. The tail is somewhat constricted at the level of the posterior limbs. The limbs and digits are better developed and are now used in locomotion. Pigmentation is denser than in 25 mm larva, but same general arrangement of bands prevails. Fig. 34. (X 50 Side view of larva 97 days old, length 34 mm. In general outline the larva begins to resemble the adult. The yolk is well absorbed. The tail is very broad and now used as a powerful caudal fin in swimming. The gill bars project dorsally and have a large number of filaments. The legs project far below the ventral surface of the body. In color the same general pattern prevails as in the 28 mm larva. f. Normentafeln zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der Wirbeltiere. There are some minor changes, the Hght band is broader and better defined, and extensions of pigment over the yolk have been so uneven that a number of irregulär oval areas are left unpigmented, causing a mottled appearance in this region. Fig. 35. (X 5-) Side view of larva 126 days old, length 39 mm. The young Nedurus now conforms in outline to the adult. In color hovvever it is decidedly diiferent. Introduction to Tables. The material upon which the normal tables are based was collected in 1903. At the time the illustrations were made from the living material, several specimens of the same stages were fixed in various Solutions. Among these 10 7o formalin caused the least distortion. This formalin -fixed material proved most satisfactory for work not involving cytological study. The material was stained in toto with haemato- xylin, imbedded in paraffin and counterstained on the slide with weak picric acid, orange G or eosin. Unless otherwise stated the above fixation and staining have been used. Each of the stages designated in the following tables was sectioned in transverse, horizontal and sagittal planes. Besides these series many others have been consulted in which the material was fixed and stained by other methods. The total number of series at our disposal was upwards of 250. T a b 1 e s. Normentafeln zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der Wirbeltiere. Stage Series Length lO II 12 13 14 16 17 18 12 18 20 25 28 35 38 40 48 55 65 69 73 >S5 Age I day 4 hrs. I day 8 hrs. I day 12 hrs. 1 day 16 hrs. 2 days 2 hrs. 2 days 7 hrs. 2 days 12 hrs. 6 days 16 hrs. 10 days 16 hrs. 13 da3's 3 hrs. 14 days 4 hrs. 14 days 19 hrs. 15 days 10 hrs. 16 days 16 days 10 hrs. 17 days 17 days 17 hrs. iS days 15 hrs. Elastomeres Volk 2 6 12 20—24 80 — 100 200—250 500—600 Lower portion six surface grooves. Lower portion nine surface grooves; none reach center of egg. Lower portion twelve surface grooves ; few reach center of egg. Lower surface as above excepting several grooves reach center of egg. Lower portion forty surface grooves; yolk much segmented. Normal Plates ol the Development of Necturus maculosus. Segmentation cavity Blastopore. Anus Archenteron. Enteron. Mesoderm. Chorda Neurenteric canal Nervous System. Optic vesicles. Somites Stage Präsent , large ; roof Single layer thick. Large, roof in nart two layers thick. Segmentation cavity larger, roof in part two layers thick. Segmentation cavity large, roof in part three layers thick. Roof thinner , four layers around peri- phery, single layer in center. Well formed. Smaller. Smaller. Quite small. Very small. Very small. Very small. Not present (?). Small, well defined. (?) Present as large spaces among yolk cells. Crescentic fissure on ventro-lateral portion of egg- Horse-shoe-shaped. Circular. Small, circular, yolk plug externally visible. Very small, circular, yolk plug externally visible. Elongated dorso - ven- trally; yolk plug not ex- ternally visible. Yolk plug not present. Archenteron just beginning. Archenteron extends over about 20" Peristomal mesoblast present at dorsal lip of blastopore. Archenteron extends over about 45°. Dorsal wall posteriorly two layers. Peristomal mesoblast well defined in ventral lip of blastopore. Archenteron nearly complete; dorsal wall two layers anteriorly. Meso- blast around entire blastopore. An- lage of chorda. Archenteron very nearly complete; Single layer in mid-longitudinal axis; this layer is beginning of chorda Paraxial mesoblast co-extensive with chorda. Lateral walls of enteron three layers Somatic and splanchnic layers well defined. Chorda well defined in head region. Enteron single-layered dorsal wall; mesoblast extends ventrally over one- half of egg. Chorda narrower, thicker. Walls of enteron as above. Meso blast extends to ventral portion of egg; well defined coelom. Chorda anteriorly a rod of cells. Chorda oval or round in cross section througliout head and trunk regions. undifferentiated in tail. Present. Present. Present, small. Tubulär. Small canal VVidely open. Anus perforate. Enteron as above. Mesoblast over Closed (?). ventral surface of egg. Chorda well defined in head and trunk regions. Broad neural plate of thicke ned ectoblast; shallow neu ral groove. Low neural ridges present, deep neural groove. Higher neural ridges, deep neural groove. Prominent neural folds ap- proaching each other, deep neural groove. High neural ridges approxi mating, but nowhere in contact. Neural ridges meet in ante- rior head region. Beginning of optfc vesicles. Neural ridges not closed in head region but coalesced in posterior trunk region and in tail. Optic vesicles better defined. Neural folds closed through- out entire length of embryo. Optic vesicles prominent, outer wall single layer of cells. Three or four somites 10 13 14 16 17 NormentafelD lur Entwicklungsgeschichte der Wirbeltiere. XI. lO Normentafeln zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der Wirbeltiere. Stage 19 19a 20 21 Series 100 Trans. 101 Trans. 102 Trans. 103 Sag. 105 Trans. Length 6 mm Age 6'/j mm 7 mm 8 mm 106 Trans. 107 Sag. HO Front 20 daj's 10 hrs. 21 days 2 hrs. 22 days 18 hrs. 9 mm Body Form 23 days 10 hrs. Outline of body conformstocur- vature of egg; extends over 160" of circum- ference of egg. Extemally 6 pairs of Seg- ments, those in anterior trunk region roughly tri- angulär in cross sec- tions. Myo coele prä- sent. Muscle plate and cutis plate well defined. Clear zone at ends of muscle plate. Body Covers 180" of circum- ference of egg. Head end of embryo slightly elevated above surface of yolk Distinct en- largement of anterior end shows optic vesicles. Tail end enlarged to form slight knob. Embryo curved laterally. Ante- rior half of head free from yolk. Optic vesicles well defined. Somites Notochord Nervous System Extemallyio to 1 2 pairs of myotomes. In anterior trunk region muscle and cutis plate better de- fined, other- wise as in 6 mm stage. Notochord anteriorly a solid rod of cell Extends slightly in front of ear. Posteri orly not free from ectoderm orentoderm. Extemally 14 to 16 pairs myotomes. Head end ele- vated. Optic vesicles larger Mandibular, hyoid, first branchial and common anläge of second and third branchial arches well de- fined. Caudal enlargement morc pronoun ced. Embryo in contact with yolk over 140". Curved late rally. Externally20 to 22 pairs of myotomes. In anterior trunk region, muscle plate nearer noto- chord. Clear zones at ends of plate wider, fib- rillacpresent in myobl.-ists. Well defined through out anterior and middle portion of body; extends slightly in front of level of ear. Anterior portion lies in contact with medul- lary tube. Long tract of mesenchyma be tween anterior end of chorda and hypophy- sis; fused with ento- derm and ectoderm in posterior portion. An- lage of sheath. Indi- cations of hypochorda Extends from a point slightly in front of ear to tip of tail. Vacuo- lated anteriorly, not posteriorly. Sepa rated from neural tube, fore gut and hypo- physis by mesen- chyma. Posteriorly notochord, neural tube and entoderm fused into common mass. Unsegmented. Hypo- chorda well defined. Eye Ear Neural tube closed throughout entire length ; enlarged at anterior end Fore brain, mid brain and hind brain indicated. Anlage of telencephalon Fore brain nearly at right angles with mid brain; prominent, oval ni trans- versa section; walls thin, cavit}' large Mid brain long; oval in transverse section ; canal narrow transversely Optic stalk .short, hollow. Chiasma well defined. Torus transversus small Infundibulum moderate size. No plexus. No commissures. Anlage of trigeminal ganglion, also acusticus, facialis and vagus. Spinal cord long oval in section. Anlage of spinal ganglia. Caudally, notochord, dorsal wall of gut and neural tube fuse into common mass of cells. Cranial flexure well marked. Divi- sions of brain better defined. Me- dulla longer than fore brain and mid brain together. In roof of fore brain, paraphysial arch, postvelar arch and epiphysial arch formed. Beginning of velum transversum. Trigeminal nerve forming branches. Roof of meduUa a siegle laver of flattened cells ; nerve fibers forming in Gasserian ganglion. Spinal cord oval in section. Canal Wide, constricted at sides. Roof plate thinner than floor plate. Cells still contain large yolk granules. Spinal ganglia have grown down nearly to middle of side of cord. Flexure showing in mid brain. Hemi spheres well developed ; walls thinner ; ventricle very large. Beginning of epiphysis. Velum transversum deeper. Infundibulum forming. Optic chiasma well defined, also torus. Roof of mid brain thin, ventricle widest in dorsal portion. Auditory nerve well devel- oped. Trigeminal ganglion has two branches, one running over eye, other anterior to first gill. Peri- pheral band of nerve fibers on ven- tral and lateral surface of medulla. Spinal cord elongated oval in trans- verse section. Canal wide. Roof plate thin, well defined. Ganglia larger. Undifferentiated mass of cells at caudal end of spinal cord. Primär}' optic vesicles better defined; grown slightly back- ward ; outer wall flattened and thickened forming anläge of retina ; open widely into third ventricle. Anlage of lens as slight thicke- ning of ecto- demi. No meso- derm between lens and vesicle. Vesicle larger. Beginning of optic cup. Inner layer thinner; outer or retinal la3'er slightly concave. Optic stalk somewhat constricted. Otic vesicle just closed, spherical, lies between ectoderm and hind brain. Cells elon- gated in ven- tral parttheir inner ends free from yolk. Acus- tico-facialis ganglion lies ventro-ceph- aladof vesicle and is nearly as large as vesicle. Vesicle com- pletely closed, slightly pear-shaped, smaller end dorsal. In contact with ectoderm. Optic cup shal low. Optic stalk better defined contains small tubulär lunien which connects third ventricle of brain and cavity of optic vesicle. Lens consistsof sphe- rical mass of cells arranged radially ; still in connection with ectoderm and containing cavity. Vesicle pear-shaped, smaller end dorsal, de- tached from ectoderm. Anlage of ductus endo- lymphaticus as Short dor- sal evagin- ation. Thin layer of mesenchyma between ve- sicle and ectoderm, also between vesicle and hind brain. Normal Plates of thc Development of Necturus maculosus. II Nose Hypoph3'sis Mouth Digestive System, Liver, Pancreas, Spleen Gills, Thyroid, Thymus, Trachea, Lung Urino- genital System Anlasje of nasal organ as thickening of internal layer of ectoderm. Anlage of hypophysis as a long wedge- shaped mass of cells the inner end of which is 2 or 3 layers thick, outer end a single layer continuous with deeper layer of ecto- derm. No Capsula. Lies some distance from anterior end of notochord. Wall clo- sely applied to single- layered wall of infun- dibulura. Yolk gra- nules less numerous than in underlying entoderm. Position of mouth indi- cated by thickening of ectoderm Heart and Blood Vessels Skin Gut extends from level of poste- rior portion of eyes to a point slightly beyond posterior end of embryo. Distended anteriorly to form branchial Chamber: short postanal gut. Thickening of internal layer of ectoderm more pro- nounced and more definitely circumscribed Slight con- cavity in sur- face of ecto- derm. Thick- ness of wall ot nasal organ equal to that of wall ot fore- brain. Narrow layer of mesen- chymabetween nasal organ and forebrain. External laj'er of ectoderm can be traced only to margin of nasal organ Anlage of thyroid as median out growth in anterior portion of floor of iDranchial cavity, in close relation to hyomandibular arch. No external indications of gill arches. Stage 19 Pronephric ducts present as two short straight tubes. Anlage of liver. Single layer ot long flat cells containing coarse yolk granules. Anlage of heart in Thickened form of a rod of greatly over cells lying below head. Over the Pharynx and body long flat between the ven- cells intersper tral borders of the sed with many pericardialcavities. large oval cells. Mass of cells close under infundibulum 4—5 cell layers thick. Slight indications of cavity. Has lost con- nection with ectoderm. Surface in vagination a broad trans- verse groove. Thyroid evagin- ation deeper. Out growth longer. Mandibular hyoid and common an- läge of third, fourth and fifth arches visible externally. 19a 20 Gut extends from anläge of mouth to junction of tail end of embryo with yolk; here it runs ventrad and extends somewhat further over the yolk than in the preceding stage. Extends laterally far bey- ond bounds of embryo at level of anterior portion of yolk. Diver- ticulum of gut just behind liver extends ventrally half way to ven- tral surface. Pharyngeal Chamber large. Midgut narrow dorso-ven- trally, wide' laterally. No distinc- tion between midgut and hindgut. Wall of Pharynx and dorsal wall of midgut consist of single layer of columnar cells, heavily laden with yolk granules. Ventral wall of midgut irregulär yolk cells. Liver pear-shaped evagination Mandibular, hyoid, first branchial and common anläge of fourth and fifth arches visible externally. Pronephric ducts coiled, open anteri orly. End posteriorly about 10" or 11" Segment End in mass of mesoderm in close prox- imity to entoderm. Pericardial cavity large. Heart has become a tube. Endothelium dis tinct. Division into auricular and ven tricular portion re cognizable. Lateral blood vessels appearing, also branchial arches and sinus venosus. Thickened over fore and mid brain. 12 Normentafeln zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der Wirbeltiere. Stage Series 23 111 Trans. 112 Sag. 113 Front. 24 116 Trans. 117 Front. 25 118 Trans. 119 Sag. Length 12 mm 26 120 Trans. 125 Sag. 126 Front. Age Body-form 24 days 22 hrs. 26 days 28 days 2 hrs. 13 mm Head more elevated. Optic vesicies pro- minent. Embryo less curved ven- trally and late- rally. Tail end enlarged, be- Coming free from yolk. Yolk becoming oval in outline. Markedcephalic flexure. Outline of body straighter. Anterior limb buds indicated. Yolk pear- shaped. Heart prominent. Embryo less curved dorso- ventrally and laterally. Head end free to an- läge of heart Tail end pro- jects further from yolk. Markedcephalic flexure. Ends of mandibular arches near median line but still separate. Yolk changed from oval form to pear-shaped, small end an- terior. Capil- laries appearing in yolk. Somites Externally 23 to 24 pairs of myotomes. Muscle plate much wider laterally, ex- tends further ventrally. Myo- coele small. Notochord Sheath well defined, a Single layer of cells. Vacuolated through- out excepting a small portion at posterior end. Hypochorda well defined. Nervous System Eye Ear Externally 26 to 27 myotomes. Inanteriortrunk region muscle plate and cutis plate further dififerentiated; muscle plate extends ven- trally to level of ower margin of notochord. Myo- coele nearly ob- literated. Septa between myo- tomes forming by ingrowing mesenchyma. Externally 28 to 29 myotomes (?)• Extent as above. Separated from neural tube by mesenchyma throughout head and trank. Separated from gut by mesenchyma and dorsal aorta. Hypochorda better defined. Extends to level of ear anteriorly. Separated from neural tube by mesenchyma through- out entire length ex- cept at caudal end. Separated from gut by mesenchyma and dor- sal aorta. 30 days 8 hrs. Externally 30 to3l myotomes. Flexure in mid brain more pro- nounced. Cerebral hemispheres better defined. Neuromeres in medulla well marked. Para- physis indicated as thickening in epithelium. Spinal cord oval in transverse section. Layer ofj fibres well defined in ventro- lateral portion of cord. Spinal ganglia better defined. Many nerve fibers beginning to grow out from ganglion cells. Epiphysis better defined; para- physis a slight evagination; walls of both a single layer of cells. Velum transversum also a Single layer of cells. Optic cupconcave; Vesiclepear- outer pigment wallj shaped. a Single layer of Ductus endo- cells; inner wall orjlymphaticus retinal layer thick. better devel- Inner ends of cells oped. becoming clear. Optic stalk nar- rower. Lens sphe- rical, hollow, not completely de- tached from inner layer of ectoderm. Mesoderm extend- ing between lens and wall of cup. Optic cup more Vesiclepear- concave, cavity shaped; very small. Lens lateral por- detachedfromecto-tion of wall jderm ; inner wallthinner,inner thicker than outer. portion thick, No cellular ele- Iventral por- ments in cavity ofi tion very lens. Mesoderm thick. Ductus also extending be- endolympha- tween lens and optic cup. Paraphysis a well marked Pigment wall of narrow diverticulum. Spinal optic cup very thin. cord cells still arranged radially. Layer of fibers better defined. Extends from otic vesicle to fjosterior end of spinal cord. Vacuolated throughout^ greater portion of its extent. Separated from neural tube and gut throughout entire extent. No mesen- chyma between noto- chord and neural tube. Separated from gut by mesenchyma and dorsal aorta. Hypo- chorda not present(?). a Single layer of flat cells. Optic stalk more con- stricted. Lens larger, nearly fiUs optic cup ; cavity in lens larger. Mesoderm between lens and ectoderm A few mesoderm ceUs in optic cup behind lens, Cervical flexure well marked. Diencephalon and mesence- phalon nearly at right angles to medulla. Velum transversum much deeper. Infundibulum and hypophysis larger, also optic chiasma and torus. Commis- sure in torus recognizable. No plexus. Diencephalon still pro- jects in front of prosence- phalon. Ganglion oftrigeminal very large. Peripheral laj'er of fibers developed in ventral and lateral wall of mid brain. Be- ginning of plica rhombomes- encephalica. Spinal cord oval in section , compressed late- rally ; canal a narrow slit. Spinal ganglia large, well de- veloped. ticus bemg constricted. Optic cup has outer margin in close contact with ecto- derm. Cavity ob literated except at outer margin. Pig- ment wall and re- tinal layer as above. Lumen of optic stalk smaller. Cho- roidal groove deep Walls of lens of uniform thickness. Vesicle flat- tened on mesial sur- face; walls of saccular por- tion notably thicker than remaining portion. Mesoderm separates ve- sicle from ectoderm, also from hind brain. Ductus lon- ger, con- stricted. Normal Plates of the Development of Necturus maculosus. 13 Nose Hypophysis Mouth Digestive Sj'stem , Liver, Pancrcas, Spleen Gills, Thyroid, Thymus, Trachea, Lung Urino-genital System Heart and Blood Vessels Skin Ske- leton Limbs Stage Disk-like depression on surface deeper. Na- sal epithe- lium thicUer, separated from fore- biain by thin layer of mesen- chyma. Invagination deeper, cup- like. In free ends of cells forming bottom of cup, yolk is entirely ab- sorbed leav- ing clear Zone. Nasal pit for- med ; organ oval in out- line. An oval loosely arranged mass of cells contain- ing irregulär cavities.Antero- ventral wall thinner than dorsal. Yolk not absorbed. Gill bearing arches recog- nizable as divisions in a common enlargenient from which they develop. An- lage of external gills as slight proliferations. An läge of trachea as longitu- dinal groove in median line of thickened ventral wall of Oesophagus. Gill clefts indicated by deep evagin ations of pharyngeal and corresponding mvagination of surface ectoderm. Noecto- dermal invagination bet- ween fourth and fifth arches. Gill bearing arches better developed. Ectodermal in- vagination between fourth and fifth arches. Tracheal groove deeper; wall a single layer of columnar cells. Pronephricduct much coiled at anterior end; sanie caliber throughout ; widely open anteriorly into coelom; poste- riorly open into cloaca. No trace of meso- nephros. Epithelium of mouth shovvs as columnar layer of cells, al- though yolk is not absor- bed in mouth cavity. Nasal pit a short cylin der. Epithe- lium thicker. Clear Zone at free ends of cells broa- der An oval mass of cells closely applied to in- tundibulum. Contains cavity. Capsule begin- ning to be for- med. Anlage of gall blad- der. An- lage of dorsal pancreas. Heart somewhat twisted. Endothelium and meso- thclium defined. Blood vessels prescnt in ante- rior branchial arches. Truncus arteriosus for- med. Beginnings of vitelline veins as irre- gulat Spaces on ventral surface of yolk. Anterior and posterior cardinal veins forming. Blood capillaries appearing over surface of yolk. No blood vessels in tail. Gill bearinCT arches better defined. Gill bars pro- minent but no gill fila ments. Pharyngeal portion of gill clefts extends two thirds distance to exterior, meeting ectodermal invagin- ations. Walls of clefts closely apposed. Thyroid extends backward to anterior wall of pericar- dium. Tracheal evagination deeper, tubulär. Generally two layers. Cuticular margin well developed. Shows Stra- tum corneum and Stratum germina- tivum, each a Single layer of cells. Many large oval cells (mucous, "Leydig" cells). Heart placed transver- sely. Large abdominal vein formed communica ting with sinus venosus. Pronephric tu- bules still wi- dely open into coelom. Poste- rior portion nar rower than ante rior. No meso- nephros. Heart S-shaped, twisted Auricular portion tubu- lär. Ventricie constricted where itopens intoconus. Conus and truncus not differentiated. Endothe- lium of ventricie and of pericardial cavity a single layer of flattened cells. Anterior and posterior cardinal veins formed. Large abdominal vein running through the liver Beginning of portal cir- culation. Cuticular margin thicker. An- lage of late- ral line Organs. Anlageof anterior limbs visible. 23 24 Anterior limbs more prom- inent. Posterior limb buds just dis- cernible. 25 36 14 Normentafeln zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der Wirbeltiere. Stage Series 27 127 Trans. 128 Sag. 130 Front. 28 131 Trans. 133 Sag. 134 Front. 2g 135 Trans. 138 Sag. 139 Front. Length 14 mm 15 mm 16 mm Age 32 days 10 hrs 34 days 12 hrs. 36 days 16 hrs. Trunk of embryo straight when viewed from side. Cephalic flexure still pronounced. Neckbend marked. Pronounced ven- tral band in tail at level of posterior limbs. Lateral cur- vature pronounced, Yolk elongated, pear-shaped. Flat- tened on dorsal sur- face ; large abdo- minal vein. Con- siderable pigment in trunk. Body Form Somites Externally 31 to 32 myotomes. In anterior trunk region myotomes much elongated dorso-ventrally, extend below level of noto- chord. Muscle plate Covers one half distance between noto- chord and ecto- derm. Cutis plate recogniz- able. Septawell differentiated, fibrillae fiU one half of muscle cell. Shows 32—34 myotomes. Trunk and tail straight line. Neck and cephalic flex- ures less pronoun- ced. Tail greatly widened dorso- ventrally at level of posterior limbs. Yolk mucli elong- ated, ventral sur- face convex, dorsal slightly concave in profile view. Man- dibular arches strongly devel- oped, ventral ends enlarged , not yet united. Pigment present in trunk and dorsal portion of head. Anterior limb buds pro- minent, posterior shght elevations. Horizontal section shows 36-38 myo- tomes. In anterior trunk region muscle plate extended ventrally to level of pro- nephric ducts. Cutis plate obscure. Notochord Nervous System mesenchyma inter vening. Anterior end close to hj'pophysis, äome mesenchyma intervening; poste- rior reaches end of spinal cord. An- terior end slightly enlarged. Yolkab- sorbed in central portion. Caudal end still in contact with neutral tube. Sheath better de- veloped, not seg- mented. Hypo- chorda not present. Extends almost to hypophysis, some mesenchyma inter- vening. Knobbed at anterior end. Greatest diameter at level of anterior margin of yolk. Vacuolated throughout except near ends. In head and trunk consider- able mesenchyma between notochord and neural tube. Sheath better de- veloped. Mesen- chymal thickenings in sheath indicate beginnings of intervertebral disks. Eye Extent as above. Epiphysis a small flattened Anterior end al- jvesicle; cavity in stalk ob- most in contact 'literated. Posterior commis- with hypophysis, asure indicated. Lumen in small tract of optic stalk very small. Dor- sal wall of diencephalon a Single layer of cells. Para- physis and epiphysis both surrounded bj' mesench^'ma. Plica rhombomesencephalica a deep invagination. Infun- dibulum larger; ventral pro- cess extending caudad, posterior wall single laj'er of cells, closely applied to antero-ventral wall of me- dulla. Cord oval in outline in cross section, ventral half narrower than dorsal. Layer of fibers on outside ot ven- tral half well defined. Yolk granules have nearly dis- appeared. Velum transversum a single layer of cells. Beginning of choroid plexuses as two invaginations, one in front of paraphysis, other behind it. Posterior and anterior commissure appear. Infun^ dibulum extended laterally Commissura habenularis forming. Walls of telencephalon dif- ferentiated into three layers, an outer fibrous layer, a niiddle laj'er of loose cells, and an inner layer of more compact cells. Chiasmacon tains few fibers. Paraphysis widely open, pear-shaped, some lateral diverticula. An- terior and posterior choroid plexuses formed. Posterior larger and more convoluted. Anterior and posterior com- missures present. Anlage of cummissura habenularis. Recessus lateralis small ; dorsal, lateral and median longitudinal zones well de- fined. Tuberculum |>o.sterius formed; contains commis- sure Margins of optic cup are in close contact with ecto- derm. Wall of re- tina thicker at bot- tom of cup, thinner at margin. Pigment layer thinner, con- sisting of a single layer of flat cells. Optic stalks longer, diameter smaller, lumen still present. Choroidal fissure present. Inner wall of lens thicker than outer, projecting into disk-like cavity. Margin of optic cup more constricted. Cavity of optic ve siele still present in margin of cup Optic stalk smaller, longer, communi- cates with third ventricle by very narrow Channel. Lens more com pletely fills optic cup ; outer wall a Single layer of cells; inner wall much thickened. Mesen^ chyma increasing between lens and ectoderm. A few scattering mesen chyma cells in optic cup. Choroidal fissure nearly closed. Ear Optic cup more constricted at margin coming in contact with lens. Retina much thick- ened excepting at margin where it is abruptl}' tliinned indicating ora ser- rata. Pigment be- ginning to be for- med in retina. Clearzone in retina next to vitreous. Indications of eye muscles. Vesicle further flattened on mesial surface and elongated antero-posteri- orly. Ductus elongated, nar- rowed and more constricted at base; extends well up on sides of medulla. External wall a Single layer of flattened cells; mesial wall thinner. Beginnings of lagenaandsemi- circular canals. Normal Plates of the Development of Nectunis mnculosus. 15 Nose Hypo- physis Mouth Digestive System, Liver Pancreas, Spleen Nasal tube curvesdorso caudally. Nasal Organ an elongated oval. Beco ming sepa- rated from superficial ectoderm by ingrowing mesenchyma Condensed layer of mesenchyma around or- gan indicates beginning of fibrous capsule. Nasal tube deeper. Na sal organ elongated oval. Con densation of mesenchyma around peri- phery of organ niore marked. Entirely free from foregut. Lies close against infundi- bulum. Surroun- ded by connec- tive tissue capsule. Yolk ab- sorbed. No trace of divi- sion into lobes. No cavity. Sharply defined groove indicates Position of mouth. Roof and floor of oral ca- vitj'clear- ly de- fined but cavity liUedwith yolk- bearing cells. Dorsal pancreas further evaginated. Anlage of s])leen as a small mass of mesenchymal cells in dorsal mesentery of stomach. Walls of pliarynx consist of one or two layers ot flattened cells excepting posteriorly where still co- 'umnar. Oesophagus open. Stomach spindle-shaped, its walls composed of long columnar cells filled with yolk granules ; surroun- ded by two or three layers of densely packed mesen- chymal cells representing the beginnings of its mus- cular walls. Midgut small, dorsal wall fairly well de- fined, ventral wall irregu- lär yolk cells. Cloaca a Wide chamber,yolk nearly absorbed in its dorsal wall. Liver further extended laterally, consists of 15 to 20 hepatic cords separated by sinusoids. Cells heav- ily laden with yolk. Gall bladder small but well de- fined. Cystic duct and he- patic duct open in common into the wide ductus cho- ledochus and this opens widely into the intestina. Gills, Thyroid, Thymus, Trachea, Lung Gill-bearing arches less prominent Gill bars better de- veloped. Gill fila ments recognizablc as slight buds. Third and fourth clefts perforate. Tracheal evagina- tion deeper, distal end dilated, becom ing pear-shaped. Wall a Single layer of cells. Posterior portion of thyroid shows beginning of divi- sion into two parts. Tracheal diverti- culum pear-shaped lying in mesen- chyma in median line below Oeso- phagus ; cells co- lumnar; yolk being rapidly absorbed. Just anterior to tracheal diverti- culum marked thickening in ven- tral wall of gut. Gill bars longer. Gill filaments be- ginning. Second cleft between hyoid and first branchial perforate, third cleft per- forate, fourth per forate, fifth not per forate. Anlage of thymus as prolifer- ations of epithelium of dorsal portions of gill arches. Tra- cheal evagination longer more dilate'3 at distal end. An- lagen of lungs as la- teral diverticula of distal end of tra- chea. Dorsal wall of trachea thicker than ventral. Urino- fenital ystem Heart and Blood Vessels Proneph- rostomic openings constric- ted. Pro- nephric tubuleslie opposite 2" or 3" somites. Mesone- phros be- gins in 9" Segment from front and ex- tends to 17". Best devel- oped an- teriorly. Posteri- orly not meta- meric. Branchial arches all contain blood vessels. Partition separating auricles nearly complete. Truncus arteriosus larger. Primitive aortae large. Hepatic vein very large. Blood vessels present in anterior limb buds. Auricle small and nearly spherical; lies just dorso-ce- phalad from ventricle. Ven- tricle turned to the right. Con- striction indicates valves be- tween auricle and ventricle. Sinus venosus verj' large ; it receives ductus Cuvieri, pos- terior cardinals and prone- phric brauch ; also vein for- med by internal and external jugulars. Vitelline vein very large; enters liver. Abdominal vein large, passes through liver, joins hepatic vein and other veins to form hepatic portal sj'stem , then enters sinus venosus. Large vessel on either side. Small vessels in posterior limbs. Vessels around nose and eye; also in pia mater. Dorsal aorta formed. Also subclavian and brachial arteries. Skin Pigment appear- ing. An- lage of basement mem- brane. Sense Or- gans de- veloping. Skeleton Skull shows an- läge of trabe- culae in Con- densed mesen- chyma. Anlage of trabe culae, Meckel's cartilage palato quadrate, basal plate, hyoid arch, l", 2" and 3" branchial arches, first basibranchial and faint indi- cations of se- cond basibran- chial, also of occipital arches, all in Condensed mesenchyma. Mandibular bars separated from each other ven- trally also sepa- rated from basi- cranial plates. Quadrate clo- sely applied to Meckel's carti- lage. Cartilage appe^ aring around outer portion of otic capsule. Limbs Anterior limbs roject orsally. Posterior imbbuds more pro- minent. doi Anterior limbs better de- veloped; directed dorsally. Posterior limb buds slight ele vations; long axis in hori zontal plane. Stage i6 Normentafeln zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der Wirbeltiere. Stage Series Length 30 140 Trans. 144 Sag. 145 Front. 31 147 Trans. 156 Sag. 157 Front. 32 17 mm 18 mm Age Body Form 38 days 40 days 20 hrs. 159 Trans. 160 Sag. 162 Front. 19 mm 43 days 33 164 Trans. 173 Sag. 174 Front. 20 mm Somites Horizontal section shows 40 — 42 myo- tomes. Trunk and tail slightly concave in profile. Cervical flexure still präsent. Cephalic flexure less marked. Tail very wide dorso- ventrally. Yolk more elongated, convex on ventral surface, slightly concave on dorsal margin. Pigmen- tation more pro- nounced. Mandi- bular arches coa- lesced. Boundaries of other arches no longer visible. 46 days 2 hrs. Horizontal section shows 44 — 46 myo- tomes. Notochord Nervous System Yolk not absorbed in anterior end. Va- cuolated through- out. Mesenchyma between anterior end and hypo- physis. Posteriorly rests against neu- ral tube. Not seg- mented. Begin- nings of neural arches in carti- lages. Eye Plexuses much less mar- ked. Anterior end of brain formed by hemi-| spheres. Paraphysis well, developed; plexus ex- tends into lateral ventri- cles and diencephalon. Lamina terminalis thick. Anterior commissure well defined, also commissura: habenularis. Lamina cere- bellaris recognizable. Ganglion of trigeminal divided into two parts. Spinal cord rounder ; canal . shorter dorso-ventrally. Ganglia very large ; nerve roots well developed; nerve fibers appearing in ventral nerve roots. An- lage of pia mater. Ear Horizontal section shows 48 — 50 myo- tomes. Optic cup flattened laterally, surrounded, except on outer sur- face, by Condensed mesenchyma. Retina divided into two layers; contains some pigment. Anlage of iris present. Optic stalk smaller , cavity very small. Lens larger, spherical , inner wall fiUs cavitj- except nar- row cleft. Anterior! wall a Single layer of cells. Lens fibers for- ming. Dorso-ventrally compressed. Yolk granules still pre- sent in peripheral portion. Neural arches better de- veloped anteriorly. Ear more exten- ded antero-pos- teriorly. Utri- culo-saccular partition begin- ning. Ductus endolympha- ticus extends over lateral mar- gins of meduUa toward median line; dilated at distal end to form Saccus. An- lagen of lagena and semicircu- lar canals. Peri- otic capsule for- ming in Con- densed mesen- chyma. Pigment increased in posterior layer of optic Spinal cord shows well defined layer of fibers ^„.^i^...^. .„j^. -. -t--- -^^ » — entirely around it. Layer cup. Retina in three appearonexter is thicker in ventral half, ' r^_.:„ „^„ii. „_i . — »_„i „i^. Periotic capsule beginning to thin on dorsal portion. Transverse diameter of cord greater than dorso- ventral. Around central canal a layer of cells radiates from canal. Nerve fibers numerous in ventral roots of spinal nerves. Cephalic flexure reduced. Axis of tail coincides ex- actly with axis of trunk. Yolk re- duced dorso - ven trally, more elonga ted, more pointed at anterior end Dorsal and ventral surfaces convex Pigment Ijetter de- veloped. Anterior end close to hypophysis; slightly knobbed. Portion anterior to heart much smaller than remaining portion; greatly enlarged at level of anterior margin of yolk. Segmenta- tion well marked excepting in caudal portion. Neural arches in anterior trunk region extend dorsally to level of middle of spinal cord. layers. Optic stalk still presents minute lumen; fibers bedn- ning to be formed in its walls. Lens spheri- cal ; posterior wall fills entire cavity; epithe- lium a Single layer of cuboidal cells nai ventral side of ear. Three la}xrs well defined in walls of fore brain Epiphysis a large oval vesicie with thin dorsal wall ; communication into third ventricie nearty cut off. Walls of paraphysis irregulär. Choroid plexus 1 extending into ventricles. Lateral lobes of infundi- bulum extended to level of mid brain. Cerebral peduncles formed in ventro - lateral walls of mesencephalon. Horizontal section shows some 50—55 myotomes. In anterior trunk region muscle plate wider, extending ven- trally over dorso-lateral margins of yolk. Septa thicker. Two thirds of myoblast fibril lated. Optic cup flattened laterally. Ora serrata better defined. Begin- nings of iris and ciliary body. Fibers in optic nerve better devel- oped. Lens cells ar ranged concentrically; jfibers numerous ; mar- ked chromatolysis in central portion. Periotic capsule extends further dorso-mesially. At level of anterior limbs notochord is much larger than spinal cord, at level of posterior limbs much smaller. Yolk not quite absorbed around periphery. Neural arches m anterior trunk re- gion extend dorsally to top of spinal cord, not united; beginning in poste- rior trunk region ; in anterior caudal region indicated in procartilage. Olfactory nerve connec- ted with fibrous areas in hemispheres. Layers of retina well defined ; pigment more dense. Lumen of optic stalk obliterated near brain wall; exceed- ingly minute distally; fibers more numerous. In Center of lens nuclei have nearly disap- peared. Epithelium of lens a layer of cubo- idal cells. Fibers well defined, more nume- rous, concentricallj' arranged. Eye mus- cles better developed. Utriculo-saccu- lar partition ex- tends well into vesicie. Anterior semicircular canal better de- veloped than the others. Macula acustica sacculi well defined. Periotic capsule surrounds ear except mesial surface. Normal Plates of the Development of Necturus maculosus. 17 Nose Hypo- physis Mouth Digestive System, Liver, Pancreas, Spleen Gill, Thyroid, Thymus, Trachea, Lung Urino- fenital ystem Heart and Blood Vessels Skin Skeleton Limbs Stage Nasal organ connec- ted with surface ectoderm by short stalk. Clear zone in cells much wider. Or- gan nearly in contact with cerebral hemi- spheres , separated only by a very thin layer of mesen- chyma. Fibrous cap- sule denser. Tube much longer; nar- rowed along distal half; stalk extends dorso-caudally ; body extends di- rectly caudally. Ven tral portion of wall Vi thickness of dorsal. First indications of olfactory nerve. A solid mass of cells; deta- ched from ecto- derm. Mouth not yet broken through. Cavity well de- fined but fiUedwith yolk- bearing cells. Organ further elon gated caudally. De pressions forming around exterior in^ dicating beginning of lobulation. Cap- sule not so well de- tined as in preceding stage. Organ conne- cted with anterior end of foregut by a solid cord of cells. Pigment beginning to grow around stalk. Olfactory nerve in connection with brain. Great- elon- gated trans- ver- sely. Mouth a deep trans- verse groove. Cavity still mied with cells. Oesophagus occluded. Liver lies for most part on right side of body. Tu- bules widely separated by sinusoids. Spleen consists of two masses of cells one lying on each .side of mescntery Evaginations in wall of stomach indi cate beginning of glands. Gall bladder shows as well defined vesicie with columnar epithelial walls. Lumen of stomach sharply marked. Epithelium long columnar cells, still laden with yolk granules. Muscular walls beginning to be formed. Yolk nearly absorbed in posterior end of cloacal walls. Liver further developed ; contains larger number of tubules more compactly arranged. Sinusoids smaller. Gall bladder larger and better defined. Cystic duct and ductus chole^ dochus formed. Dorsal pancreas narrower, its lumen, where it enters gut, constricted to form a duct. An lagen of ventral pancreases appear as dorso-lateral evaginations of ductus choledochus. Groove Boundary between stomach and intes- deeper. tine sharply marked owing to greater Anlage ofabsorption of yolk in epithelium of teeth. stomach and formation of muscular Anlage of wall of stomach. Intestine now much tongue. coiled. Cloaca differentiated from in- testine by greater absorption of yolk. j Oesophagus occluded. Faint saccu- lations indicate beginning of glands in wall of stomach. Hepatic cords wi- dely scattered, separated by large si- nusoids. Cells filled with yolk granules. Gall bladdersmall,lined with columnar epithelium. Empties by cystic duct into ductus choledochus. Dorsal pancreas well differentiated; duct larger except where it enters intestine. Ventral pan- creases contain few tubules. Theirtwo Short ducts j oin cystic duct as it emerges from liver to enter ductus choledochus. Gill filaments more prominent. Division of thyroid deepermaking two lines of cells at di- .stal portions. Anterior thymus beginning to be detached from gill arches. Distal portion of tracheal evagination lying closely against ventro-mesial portion of anterior end of sto- mach. Anlagen of right and left lungs in form of tubulär evaginations lying in mesenchyma below lateral margins of Oesophagus. Tulses extend caudally to level of posterior por- tion of heart. Gill bars much elon- gated. Gill filaments better developed. Lungs show now as pair of lateral tubulär diverticula ; epithelium low columnar, nuclei occupying peripheral Position. Anlage of pleura as layer of cu boidal cells. Some mesenchyma between lungs and Oesophagus Meso- nephric tubules coiled. Open into pro- nephric duct. Thyroid divided into two portions which are Seen in transverse sections as small groups of cells lying just dorso-laterally from the sterno-hj'oid muscle. Lungs slightly longer. Gills longer; many filaments. Tltymus, first and second por- tions detached from gill arches, third still connected. Lungs longer, further evagi- nated, lumina larger Epithelium low colum- nar, heaviljr laden with yolk granules. Tips reach nearly to level of anterior margin of liver. Distal ends me- sonephric tubules have walls thinner and in- folded. Ureters very small. Prone- phros be- ginning to de- generate Meso- nephros extends over 8 Segments, begin- ning with the 9". Not seg- mental ly arranged. iStubules. Pro- nephric tubules still open into coe- lom. An- lage of bladder as slight evagina- tion of ventral wall of cloaca. Begin nings of trabe- culae in ven- tricle. Thick- ened to 4 layers over head. Glands and Sense cells deve- loped. Few Pig- ment cells in epi- dermis. Cells of co- rium slight- ly flat- tened. Auricles begin ning to show bilobed con- dition. Walls of ven- tricle very thin ; very few tra- beculae Ear- liest skin glands in mid dorsal re- gion. Sense Organs deve- loped. Skin glands in dorsal regioii well deve- loped. Co- rium cells flat- tened. Base- ment mem- brane for- med. Trabeculae extend for- ward to optic nerve; curved downward at anterior end; caudally are continuous with ba sal plate; at level of posterior margin of ear they come together at sides of notochord and grow up on each side of meduUa. Labial carti- lages small, united in me' dian line. Anlage ofse^ cond basibranchial. Ear- liest tracesofossification in base of skull. Layer of Condensed mesenchyma around nasal pits. Otic capsule extending me sially over dorsal and ventral surface of ear. Walls of otic capsule chondrified except on median and dorsal sides. Neurapophyses appearing in anterior portion of trunk re- gion. Pectoral girdle chondrified ; narrow scapular portion extend- ing to level of noto- chord ; larger ventral portion (coracoid) ab- out half as long as sca- pular. Humerus chond rified; radius and ulna in procartilage. Beginningdifferentiation of hypohyal and cerato hyal, also of first hypo- branchial and cerato- branchial. Second basi branchial developed. Antorbital process for- med. Condensed me- senchyma indicates po- sition of inner nasal plate. Anterior ends of Meckel's cartilage uni ted by procartilage; also lateral margins ofposte rior arches. Occipital processes fused with wall of otic capsule. No cartilage in pelvic girdle. Anlage ofneur- apophysis throughout trunk region, none in tail. Neural arches in anterior portion ex- tend dorsallv to top of spinal cord; not united. Caudally neural arches indicated in procarti- lage. Ossification be- ginning around extre- mities of Meckel's cartilage. Ante- rior and pos- terior limbs short stumps. Ante- rior limbs I mm long; pro- ject dorso- cau- dally. Poste- rior limbs .5 mm long Ante- rior limbs pro- ject cau- dally; an- läge of digits Poste- rior limb buds point- ing cau- dally. Normentafeln zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der Wirbeltiere. XI. Normentafeln zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der Wirbeltiere. Stage Series Length Age 34 175 Trans. 180 Sag. 181 Front. 35 182 Trans. 183 Sag. 184 Front. 36 21 mm 22 mm 49 days Axis of head, trunk and tail coincide with line slightly arched up- ward overyolk. Yolk elongated, narrowed dorso-ventrally; narro- west portion anterior; viewed from above pear-shaped, narrow end anterior. Tailvery wide dorso-ventrally. Irregulär band of pig- ment along side of body. Anterior limbs project postero-ven- trally three digits for- med. Posterior limbs ]iroject caudad. 52 days Body Form Somites Notochord 186 Trans. 188 Sag. 191 Front. 23 mm 55 days Caudal portion filamentous with slight knob at extreme end ; still rests against neural tube. Mesenchymal thicken- ings in sheath present in caudal portion. Nervous System Eye Ear Flexures less marked. Hemispheres extendi far in front of dien- cephalon. Epiphysis and paraplu'sis large. Plica rhombomesen-' cephalica well defined. Lamina cerebellaris Short; commissura superior and posterior and habenularis all well developed. Spinal ganglia very large. Nerves well devel- oped. Anterior end of notochord separated from hypophysis by thinlayerof mesenchyma. Surrounded by very dense membrane. Slightlj' con- stricted at level of mesen- chymal condensations indi- cating boundaries of verte- brae. Indications of ossi- fication in sheath. Anlage of haemal arches in anterior portion of tail. Ganglionic layers of retina marked off from inner layer; layer of rods and cones indicated by layer of elongated celis. Pigment pro miiient in iris. Epi- thelium of lens flat on outer surface, cuboidal on inner, Paraphysis shows few lateral diverticula. Ganglion habenulare and tuberculum pos- terius well defined. Commissura cerebel- laris formed, also commissura anterior and commissura pallii anterior. Layer of fibrous matter around cord thicker. Band of cells on dorsal border of cord larger, dorsal half of central canal nearly closed. Pia mater better defined. Does not quite reach poste- rior end of neural tube. Yolk absorbed except at extreme anterior end. Sheath strongly developed. Constrictions better marked. Neural arches developed throughout body; meet dorsally in trunk region but not in tail. Ossi- fication beginning in ante- rior neural arches. Haemal arches better defined in tail. Where neural processes are given off notochord is com- pressed laterally giving it a triangulär outline in cross section. Rods and cones recognizable. Iris more deeply pig mented; lies close against epithelium oflens. Optic nerve well differentiated ; still contains minute lumen near eye. Anlage of Cornea as single layer of mesen- chymal cells. Utriculo-saccu- lar partition extends about half way across vesicle. Semi- circular canals partially en- closed in carti- lage. Periotic capsule entirely surrounds ear. Rods and cones better defined; outer and inner nuclear layers in dicated ; ganglionic layer well defined. Pigment dense in retina and iris; some pigment in choroid. Lens epi thelium flatter. Sclerotic indicated band of dense mesenchyma. Normal Plates of the Development of Necturus maculosus. 19 Nose Hypo- pliysis Organ longer, becoming slightly concave an ventral sur- face. Further indications of lobula- tions. Nasal duct opens into Pharynx on one side. Connective tissue and bloodvessels extend into ventral wall giving it a much lobul- ated ap- pearance; dorsal wall also slightly lobulated. Nasal tubes open into Pharynx on both sides. Mouth Digestive System, Liver, Pancreas, Spleen Gills, Thyroid, Thymus, Trachea, Lung Mouth cavity still closed. Mouth broken through. Posterior median portion of cavity still contains yolk-bearing cells. Papu- lae of teeth formed. Glands better defined. Nu dilTerentiation into pyloric and cardiac glands. Liver roughly triangulär in section, has extended cautially. Uall bladder still small, lining still a Single layer of co- lumnar cells filled with yolk granules. Hepatic cords more definite owing to absorption of yolk. Dorsal pancreas lumen and duct snialler. Se- veral small tubulär eva- ginations Coming off from it. Ventral pancreas lo- bules not distinct. Spleen an elongated massot cells compressed dorso • ven- trally Ij'ing in mesentery just above stomach. Dorsal pancreas smaller, tubules fewer. Yolk ab- sorbed in cells. Pro zymogen granules ab undant. Posterior portion of liver has extended dorsally to level of posterior portion of stomach; contains few bile ducts. Cells loaded with 3'olk. Tubules much more compact; sinusoids narrower, changing to capillaries. Gall bladder larger, cells in wall low columnar or cuboidal, free from yolk. Dorsal pancreas 6 — 8 tubules. Ventral as above. Spleen larger, more vascular. Gills further devel- oped showing greater numl)er of filaments. Gill clefts open be- tween hyoid and first branchial arches, between first and second archesand between second and third branchial arches but fifth cleft not open. Lumina of lungs still larger. Tips of lungs reach anterior margin of liver. Trachea larger and longer. Lungs longer, caudal ends behmd heart, over anterior portion of liver. Walls better defined, epithelium cuboidal. Yolk nearly all absorbed. Trachea smaller, lining layer of cells flat. Lungs much farther distended laterally, extending to extreme lateral margins of the liver. Pleura con- sist of layer of closely apposed cuboidal cells. Urino- genital System Glome- ruli well defined. Tubules very much coiled. Pro- nephric tuljules reduced Heart and Blood Vessels Auricles further developed. Cavity of ven- tricle large, walls thin,many trabeculae. Walls oftruncus much thicker than those of Conus. Valves beginning to be formed between Conus and ven- tricle ; also be- tween Conus and truncus. Skin Cells of Stratum germina- tivum flattened. Glands and sense organs more numerous. Skeleton Glands larger; sunk below level of epider- mis; contain lumen. Cells of Stratum germina- tivum elongated flattened. Procartilage present in Anterior pclvic girdle and in limbs feniur. Ossification in project side walls of brain case, caudo- also in base. Anlage of vcntrally; dentale as ossified plate digits on external surface of plainly Meckel's cartilage. Be- defined. ginning of angulare as[ Posterior thin plate of bone. Indi- limbbuds cations of mento-mandi- project bulare. Ossification be- caudad. ginning in premaxilla and in quadrate. Limbs Occipital arch growing up from sides of notochora ; below uniting posterior ends of parachordals. Parachordals fused with basal plates. Traceoftra- becular crest to which process of quadrate is attached. Short otic pro- cess fused with otic cap- sule. Coracoid process extends nearly to ventral margin of liver; scapular extends to upper margin of notochord. Humerus larger; glenoid cavity very deep. Ulna and ra- dius chondrified. Anlage of carpals and metacar- pals. Pelvic girdle chon- drified ; consists of dorsal iliac portion and ventral pubic portion. Femur chondrified; anlagen of tibia and fibula. Floor of otic capsule nearly complete. Ossifi- cation beginning in para- sphenoid also in parle tals and frontajs. Anlage of vomer. Neural arches developed throughout body; meet dorsal!}' in trunk, not in tail. Haem- apophyses appearing in anterior portion of tail. Ossification beginning in neural arches. Bone well developed around Centers of vertebrae. Traces of ossification in scapula and humerus. 3* 20 Normentafeln zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der Wirbeltiere. Stage Series Length 37 192 Trans. 196 Sag. 197 Front. 38 198 Trans. 199 Sag. 200 Front. 24 mm Age 58 days Body Form 25 mm 61 days Somites Notochord Nervous System Flexures as In anterior above, yolk trunk region elongated, dia-j myotomes meter reduced wider occu- dorso-ventrally pying four Anterior end in con- tact with parasphe- noid but does not reach level of hypo- physis. Constrictions opposite bases of neural arches more marked anteriorly. Ossification well marked around sheath. Haemal arches appro- ximating ventrally in tail. Anlage of lateral basal process in carti- lage in anterior por- tion of body. Paraphysis with many lateral diverticula; still opens into third ventricle Eminentia Pallii medialis well defined, also corpus striatum (?). Pallium and subpallium differentiated Septum ependymale present. Beginning of taenia fornicis. and laterally. Tail broader, less pointed. Surface more fifths of Space be- tween noto- chord and deeply pigmen-skin; exten- ted;bandsmore ded ven- marked. Roth trally to anterior and lower margin posterior limbs of j'olk. possess four Myoblasts in digits. Pigment upper por- bands more tion of myo- sharply defined. tome com- pletely filled withfibrillae. Eye 39 201 Trans. 204 Sag. 205 Front. 26 mm 64 days 4 hrs. In anterior portion much compressed late- rall}', more com- pressed at bases of neural processes. At level of anterior limbs smaller than spinal cord; in trunk region and at level of pos terior limbs large as cord; in tail about twice the diameter of cord. Yolk all absor- bed. Haemal arches well developed, free ends coalesced. Ossi- fication very consider- able in neural arches and notochordal sheath. Lateral basal processes better de- veloped throughout trunk region. Compressed dorso- All divisions of brain ventrally in anterior clearly defined. Plexuses Ear Ductus endo- lymphaticus extends over dorso-lateral walls of me- dulla;stalkvery narrow but still widelyopeninto sacculus. Semi- circular canals better devel- oped ; all parti- ally enclosed in cartilage. Lagena a more extended evagi- nation. Anlagen of pars neglecta and macula acustica neg- lecta. Macula acustica sacculi two layers of cells thick. part of body, laterally in posterior part. Anterior end sur- rounded by hone. extending from hemi spheres tomeduUa. Optic nerves verj' small, hollow near brain. Mid brain Short, slightly arched. Ganglia habenulae large, symmetrical. Velum transversum contains numerous large blood vessels. Infundibulum wider than mid brain. Cerebellum extremely small. Spinal cord oval in section. White matter on outside thickest in lateral portions. Dorsal colunins large, broader anteriorly. Central canal very small nearh' circular in section. Some yolk granules still present in cells of cord. Pia mater well developed. Eye not so much flattened laterall}'. Retina shows la\'er of rods and cones, outer nuclear layer, outer reticular layer, inner re- ticular layer, ganglionic layer. External limiting membrane well defined. Choroid better differen- tiated; pigment layer closely apposed to pig- mented layer of retina. Lens spherical, sur- rounded by a capsule of a isingle layer of flattened cells. Fibers well devel- joped. No nuclei in center. Posterior Chamber con- tains a few mesenchymal cells. Corneal epithelium in two layers. Eye muscles weil developed. Normal Plates of the Development of Necturus maculosus. 21 Nose Hypo- physis Wall of nasal duct consists of two layers of cuboidal cells. Antero- lateral wall very thin. Lobula tions pro- minent. Epithe- lium of dorsal wall ciliated. Olfactory nerve clearly defined, Lies against floor of skull surroun- ded by a connec- tive tissue capsule. More lobulated. Blood vessels growing into it. Mouth Entire mouth open. Oeso- phagus open. Teeth pro- jecting slightly into mouth cavity, ossified. Tongue better devel- oped. Glands in stomach well lormed. In anterior half numerous, flask- shaped ; in posterior half tu- bulär. Both kinds unbranchedJ Yolk absorbed in epithelial cells of stomach also in hindgut; midgut cells still heavily laden. Oesophagus open. Liver ex- tends further caudally and dor- sally. Hepatic cords more closely approximated. Yolk partially absorbed. Both dorsal and ventral pancreases larger, showing greater number of tubules. Spleen lies pressed against dorsal wall of body cavity; surrounded by thm layer of connective tissue; shows numerous dividing cells; much connective tissue. Enlarged transver- sely. Divided into two portions com- posed of cells of different staining capacity, anterior partmore deeply stained. Posterior partmore lobulated and more vascular. Unicel lular glands in epithe- lium of mouth and tongue. Teeth exten- ding into mouth cavity. Tongue well defined. Digestive System, Liver, Pancreas, Spleen Gills, Thyroid, Thymus, Trachea, Lung Urino-genital System Yolk nearly absorbed in liver. Unicellular glands present m mouth, pharynx, Oesophagus and hindgut. Extreme anterior portion of stomach contains no glands. Pyloric glands much branched. Intestine lies in to 5 transversa coils. Cavity of small intestine widely open Muscular walls better develo ped. Epithelium consists of Single layer of long columnar yolk-laden cells. Hindgut larger; yolk absorbed; anterior part shows evaginations (glands of Lieberkühn?). Liver lies closely in contact with dorsal wall of coelomic cavity. Yolk all absorbed. Gall bladder very large, surrounded by a layer of connective tissue, epithelium flat. Dorsal pancreas hasgrown caudally and containsso or more tubules ; ventral contains about 12 tubules, is about Va size of dorsal. Ducts of both lined with cubical epithelium. Trachea longer reaching to caudal region of heart be- fore dividing. Lungs longcr, walls better defined, still very thick. Caudal ends detached from intestinal wall ex- cept for Short thin mesentery. Epithe- lium becoming flattened. Mesen- chyma less com- pact. Lungs extend over anterior two thirds of liver later- ally to dorso- lateral margins of liver. Posteriorly attached by band of mesenchyma to lateral margins of wall of stomach. Gills more pro- minent; filaments much branched. All clefts perforate excepting fifth. Lateral portion of thyroid contains small irregulär vessels. Pleura proximally layer of flattened cells. Some mesenchyma between pleura and epithelium of lungs. Pronephros reduced in size. Tubules cut off from coelom ? Duct (Ureter) opens into cloaca. Meso- nephric tubules greatly convol- uted ; extends from g" to 17" somite. Bladder comes off from cloaca ncar point where Ureters enter. Sexual cells, a Single row of cells containing large yolk granu- les. Opposite 15" Segment. Thymus consists of three spherical epithelial patches on each side. Two lie close together opposite posterior portion of ear. Anterior largest; posterior much the smallest. Trachea much larger, walls thinner, epithelium flatter. Lungs much larger, tapering caudally to end at level of posterior limbs; are attached to intestinal wall and to liver by short mesentery. Left lung larger than right and extends further caudad. Heart and Blood Vessels Glands appear- ing in ventral region, anteriorly and posteri- orly; numerous in lateral portion. Sense Organs more numer- ous. Skin Skeleton Limbs Pronephros dege nerating. Extends from middle of 3" Segment to middle of 4", hanging down into body cavity. Duct very small. No openings into body cavity discern- ible. Mesonephros extends from 15" to 20" Segments. Ducts open into cloaca. Bladder oval, thick-walled, much folded, open- ing into cloaca by Short Urethra, sur- rounded by connec- tive tissue. Sexual glands two rods of large oval cells extending from 13" to 18" Segment, just ventrad of mesonephros. Auricles nearly same size in trans- verse section. Sinus venosus very large. Truncus arteriosus divided lon- gitudinally. Trabeculae appearing in walls of auricles. Marked constriction between sinus and auricles. Oval cells and sense Organs more numer- ous. Sensory hairs evident. Stratum corneum very flat cells. Stratum germina- tivum two layers. Skin glands present in ab- dominal region. Stratum corneum a layer of squam- ous cells. Basement mem- brane dense. Supra-scapula well fornied in cartilage extending dorsally to level of spinal cord. Tibia and tibula chon- drified; no tarsals or metatarsals. Ilium and pubis larger. Mesen- chyme around nasal pits. Ossification be- ginning around margin of trabeculae. Para- sphenoids forming as long plates on lower margin of basal plates extending forward to region of eye. Vomer ossified. Frontal ossi- fied at sides and poste riorend. Neural spines beginning to appear anteriorly. Indica tions of ossification in femur. Ossification beginning in neural processes and in haemal arches. Basilar plate continu ous with capsular floor and trabeculae. Jugu- lar foramen formed elongated. Otic pro- cess of quadrate united with otic capsule. Antorbital process further developed. Haemapophyses well developed; not united ventrally. Ossification in phalanges of an- terior limb, also in iliac process. Stage 37 Limbs better de- fined; ante- rior reach ven- trally to border of yolk. Digits better de- fined in both. 38 Internasal cartilage connects trabeculae anteriorly. Pubic bones united in me- dian line. Tarsals and metatarsals chondri- fied. Palatopterj'goid and sphenoid ossified in posterior portion. 39 22 Normentafeln zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der Wirbeltiere. Stage Series Length Age Body Form Somites Notochord Nervous System Eye Ear 40 206 Trans. 207 Sag. 209 Front. 27 mm 67 days 41 210 Trans. 211 Sag. 212 Front. 28 mm 70 days 4 hrs. General coutour of body much chan- ged, owing to rapid absorption of yolk. Tail broader dorso- ventrally. Con- stricted at level of posterior limbs. Yolk very long oval, flatter on ven- tral surface. Pig- mentation extend- ing down over one half of lateral surface of yolk. 42 213 Trans. 214 Sag. 216 Front. 2g mm 74 days 12 hrs. 4.3 217 Trans. 218 Sag. 219 Front. 30 mm 78 days In anterior trunk region myotomes wider occupy- ing nine tenths of Space be- tween noto- chord and skin; extend ven- trally to median line where they coalesce. Chorda more com- pressed laterally at points where neural arches come in con tact. In trunk region and in region of pos- terior limbs transverse diameter equals that of spinal cord; in tail region diameter twice as great as that of cord. Beginning ossi fication in haemal arches. Much constricted in region where carti- lages are in contact with body of verte-; brae. Thickenings of sheath to form inter-, vertebral disks betterj marked. Cartilagesj lie between layer of bona and sheath. Ossification beginning in lateral basal pro- cesses. Cartilaginous ribs present. Brain and cord nearly in straight line. Groove pre- sent between diencephalon and mesencephalon. Deep groove in front of cerebelluni Plexuses large filling greater portion 01 3'''^ ventricle extending into lateral ven- tricles and into 4'!' ventricle. Distal end of paraphj'sis lies on level with epiphj'sis. All commissures better defined. Brain fills brain case at an- terior end, not posteriorly. Spinal cord does not nearly fill canal. Dorsal columns of cord well defined; gray commissure present between them and gray matter of cord. Central canal very small, circular in section Ear much extended antero-posteriorly compressed dorso- ventrally. Ossification beginning in external portion ofotic capsule. Endolvmphatic sac wider; duct narrower. Cristae acusticae of canals formed. Macula acustica sacculi a thickened area of epi- thelium three rows deep. Semicircular canals enclosed in cartilage. Ossification more extended on lateral surface of peri- otic capsule. Nnrmal Platcs of the Development of Necturus maculosus. 23 Nose Hypo- physis Moutli Digestive System, Liver, Pancreas, Spleen Gills, Thyroid, Thymus, Trachea, Lung Urino-genital System Hoart and Blood Vessels Skin Skeleton Limbs Stage Intestine crosses ab- Lungs reach to dominalcavityö— 7time.s. level of caudal Dorsal portion of liver connected by narrow band with ventral portion. Hepatic cords closer to- gether. Few hepatic ducts. Dorsal and ven- tral pancreases not in contact )'et. Tubules more numerous in dorsal. Caudal portion of liver occupies over one half of coelomic cavity. Numer- ous hepatic ducts. Dorsal and ventral pancreases in contact. Dorsal much the larger. Spleen longer; compressed dorso - ven trally between intestine and dorsal body wall Connective tissue more abundant. end of liver. Walls oftrachea and lungs very thin; surroun ded by mass of mesenchyma. Lungs flattened against stomach. Epi thelium thinner; pleural cover- ing very thin Gills better developed, pig' mented. Fila- ments greatly increased in number. Se- cond, third and fourth gill clefts widely open to exterior; first and fifth imper- forate. Under lip marked by a very deep transverse groove. No Upper lip. Tongue being cut off on ventral surface by deep lateral constric- tion. Extreme anterior end of stomach contains no glands except unicellular. In anterior portion flask- shaped glands are larger and more numerous. Middle and posterior por- tion contains branched tubulär glands. Intestinal epithelium better de^ fined; still contains yolk granules. Hindgut con- tains branched glands Long process of liver extending posterior to gall bladder; another in median line extending over dorsal wall of gut. Right lung lies against margin of liver; caudal end in contact with spieen. Pronephric ducts smallbut still open Mesonephros begins 3 or 4 seg ments behind pro- nephros and ex- tends over about 10 Segments. Bladder epithelium short columnar cells, en closed in connec- tive tissue. Walls much folded. Sexual glands ex tend from 14" to 20" Segments. Yolk granules present in posterior portion. Unicellu- lar gland and sense Organs very nu- merous. Sensory hairs project- ing bey- ond surface. Ossification be- ginning in haemal arches. Ossification well defined in haemal arches. Pericardium well defined, very thin, detached from muscular wall. Auricles widely in communication with each other. Blood passes into ventricle by Single opening on left side. Valves present in this opening. Semilunar valves between ventricle and Conus appear as ex- tended proliferations of wall. Valves also present between conus and truncus. Mucous glands larger, abundant, none on ventral surface. Unicellu- lar glands more nu- 40 Limbs longer, pigmen- ted, both pairs func- tional. Four digits well defined on each. All the carti lages of carpus andtarsusmeta carpus and metatarsus and phalanges formed. Middle portion of Meckel's carti- lagesurrounded by bone. Pre- maxillae and frontals well ossified. Carti- läge appearing in center of body of verte- brae. 42 43 24 Normentafeln zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der Wirbeltiere. Stage Series Length Age Body Form Somites 44 220 Trans. 221 Sag. 223 Front. 45 224 Trans. 225 Sag. 226 Front. 31 mm 82 days 12 hrs. 32 mm 46 227 Trans. 229 Sag. 230 Front. 33 mm 87 days 92 days Notochord Nervous System Eye Ear In caudal region larger than spinal cord. Moreconstricted in Centers of verte- brae. Intervertebral cartilages more pro- minent. Layer of bona thicker. 47 231 Trans. 232 Sag. 34 mm 97 days General form of body resembles adult. Ventral surface of head and trunk nearly in straight line. Anterior and posterior limbs project far below ventral surface of body. Pigmentation bands more precisely marked. Dorsal median dark band, below this a light band, then a broad dark band. Bone surrounding anterior end thicker. Ribs better devel- oped ; extend one half of distance to lateral surface of body. Neural arches at base more completely ossified. Normal Plates of the Development of Necturus maculosus. 25 Nose Hypophysis Mouth Digestive System, Liver, Pancreas, Spleen Gills, Thyroid, Thymus, Trachea, Lung Urino-genital System Heart and Blüod Vessels Skin Skeleton Limbs Stage Compressed anteriorly between in- fundibulum and floor of skull; broader posteriorly. Much lobul- ated. Liver still larger in caudal portion occupying Tip of lung at caudal end of liver. Dorsal walls '/j of body cavity. Has of lungs in region ante- several hepatic ducts jrior to liver very much entering cystic duct. Gall thinner than ventral wall bladder removed some distance from ventral pancreas. Dorsal and ventral pancreases have united into a continuous mass. Lumen of intestine larger; epithelium a Single layer of poorly defined cells. Muscular wall very thin, a single layer of cells. Few hepatic ducts seen in body of liver; a few enter the cystic duct. Dorsal pancreas tubules compactly arranged. Lungs very much larger, owing to thinness of walls very much collapsed. Tips of lungs still show embryonic condition Cartilages formed in walls of trachea. Epithelium of lateral walls of trachea much thicker than dorsal and ventral walls. Trachea in anterior por tion shows columnar cells; ciliated ? At level of heart epithelium flat Pronephros compres sed dorso- ventrally; extends over one seg ment. Mesonephros extends over about 10 Segments. Posterior portion of liver divided by transverse fissure into smaller dorsal and larger ventral portion. Gall bladder very laige; extends far caudal of liver; lined with flattened epithelium. Cystic duct larger and longer. Pan- creas large extending around dorsal and lateral portion of intestine. Ducts open into cystic duct; show numerous branches with tubules emptying into them. Spleen larger, more vascular. Intestine forms 6 or 7 transverse folds. Intes- tinal cavity very large Muscular wall of midgut consists of two or more layers of cells. In hind- gut unicellular glands very numerous. Dorsal and ventral pancreases more intimately united ; dorsal larger and contains greater number of tu- bules. Spleen lies just to left of median line in concavity in dorsal wall ot stomach. Sexual glands extend far forward ; begin to project down into body cavity; more distinctly separated from mesonephros. Trar.heal cartilages better developed at | anterior end. Lungs on either side of stomach. Walls irregularly folded. Left lung still notably shorter than right and lying nearer mesial plane of body. Pronephros smaller; lumina of many tubu- les obliterated; duct degenerating. Meso- nephros extends from 9" or 10" Segment over about 13 Seg- ments. Müllerian duct not formed yet. Unicel- lular glands extremely numer- ous. 44 45 46 Scapula flattened laterally, broad antero - posteriorly. Coracoids meet in mid-ventral line. Ossification be- ginning in pectoral and pelvic girdles, also in humerus and femur. Sphenoid ossified. Parietals ossified in median portion. Opistho- ticum ossifying, also occipital arch. Limbs much longer. Digits longer. 47 Normentafeln zur EntwicklungsgehChichte der Wirbeltiere. XI. 26 Normentafeln zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der Wirbeltiere. Stage Series 233 Sag. 48 a 49 234 Trans. 236 Sag. 237 Front. Lengtli Age Body Form 36 mm 38 mm 39 mm 110 days 126 days Has practically reached adult con- dition except in color ation. Same bands prominent as in pre- ceding stage. Lateral band mottled. Somites Notochord Anterior end at level of hypophysis, some- times beyond it. Intervertebral carti- lages thicker. Bodies of vertebrae more constricted. Layer of bone around cord thicker. Nervous System Ossification very complete in neural spines and basal pro- cesses in ribs, and in haemal arches; be ginning in haemal spines. Eye Ear Eye nearly spherical, slightly flattened later- ally. Retina as in 26 mm excepting ganglionic layer is one cell thick. Othei layers together with external and internal limiting membrane sharply defined. Iris, choroid, Cornea and sclerotic as in 26 mm. Lens capsule cells much more elongated tangentially. 1 I i Normal Plates of the Development of Necturus maculosus. 27 Nose Hypo- physis Mouth Digestive System, Liver, Pancreas, Spleen Com- pressed ; extended laterally. Contains many tubules. Epithelium of pharynx con sists of 2 or 3 layers of flat cells containing numerous unicellular glands. Oesopha- gus thrown into numerous longitudinal folds; epithe- lium columnar, ciliated, with unicellular glands. Muscular wall very thin. Liver very large. Lies on right side. In frontal section outline is long triangle, in transversa section an equilateral tri- angle. Posterior end shows several irregulär processes. Pancreas elongated cephalo- caudallj'. Anterior portion flattened and closely ap- plied to dorso-mesial wall of mtestine. Posteriorly greatly thickened and roughly tri- angulär in shape. Posterior end lies on right side. Anterior wall of stomach thin; circular band of inus cular fibers very thin, in creasing in thickness toward pylorus. Epithelium colum- nar. Submucosa developed. Extreme anterior end free from glands. Flask-shaped glands confined to anterior portion. Enlarged part of glands consists of a Single layer of very flat cells ; duct, cuboidal or columnar. Middle and posterior portion of stomach contains bran- ched tubulär glands. In pyloric portion epithelium is thrown into longitudinal folds. Inner ends of cells form a striated border which extends into intestine. Liver contains numerous bile ducts. Hepatic cords well defined. Highly vascular. Gills. Thyroid, Thymus, Trachea, Lung Urino-genital System Heart and Blood Vessels Teeth project far into mouth cavity. Tongue narrower in front. Taste buds well devel- oped in epithe- lium of tongue. Intestine shows strong cir- cular and longitudinal bands. Walls thrown into longitu- dinal folds. Lumen greatly expanded at level of pos- terior limbs forming rectum? Epithelium columnar. Uni- cellular glands more nu- merous posteriorly. Gall bladder large oval, extends caudally beyond liver. Walls formed of a single layer of flat cells. Cystic duct large. Pancreas composed of bran- ched tubules. Dorsal portion opens by a single duct just caudally of stomach : ventral portion smaller, opens by two ducts. Spleen lies on left side, in frontal or sagittal section long, oval pointed in front. Arrangement of cells suggesting tubules. Gills all developed. Se- cond, third and fourth arches perforate, first and fifth not broken through. Thyroid small, halves widely separated; consists of 20 — 30 large vesicles. Lies close against first epibranchial. Many vesicles filled with colloidal material. Trachea at caudal end much larger than Oeso- phagus. Divides at level of glenoid cavity. Lungs much longer extending some dis- tance behind liver. Right lung larger than left and extends further caudad. Epi- thelium very thin and flat. Skin Pronephros degenerating. Lumina of many tubules obliter- ated. Duct degenerating. Mesonephros extends from 9' or 10" Segment over about 13 Segments. Müllerian duct not formed. Bladder large, wide transver- sely, thin-wal- led, extending well forvvard beyond pelvis Sexual glands nearly coexten- sive with mesonephros Heart well developed. Auricles well defined folded over ventricle. Imperfect ventricular septum. Ventricle with numerous muscular tra- beculae. Truncus arte- riosus thick walled : conus thin. Branchial arteries well developed. Pulmo- nary arteries and veins very small. Hepatic veins very large; they unite to form sinus venosus which erapties into the right auricle. Internal and external jugulars present; jugular sinus well marked. Splenic, gastric and mesenteric veins formed. Caudal vein gives off' branches to form renal portal system. Arteries and veins in limbs complete. Skeleton Limbs Stage Internasal cartilage well defined. Lateral and dorsal wall of brain Cap- sula now a thin layer of bone. Bone in whole extent of lower jaw. Nasal capsule formed in cartilage. Hypo- hyal much larger. Second hypobran- chial still very small. Cartilage appearing around orbit. Membrane bones of skull generally formed. Tibia and fibula, tarsals and meta- tarsals ossified. 48 48 a 49 4* 2g Normentafeln zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der Wirbeltiere. Some Variations in External Structures. Before the individual variations are considered in detail it should be stated that a given nest contains but few eggs that are in precisely the same stage of development. The difFerences are inost obvious in the early stages up to the closure of the neural fold. PVom the closure of the neural folds to the 39 mm larva the variations are not so pronounced, yet there are innumerable minor variations. In the following descriptions the principal variations observed in the external features are first recorded, then those observed in the sections. Cleavage. In the cleavage stages, from the second on to late cleavage, there is so much Variation in the Position, extent and rate of progress of the various grooves that it is impossible to record them. Some of the variations have been described elsewhere (1904 b) by the senior author. Gastrulation. Some Variation is found in the position of the first line of invagination which forms the dorsal lip of the blastopore. Its first appearance may be along a line equidistant from the equator and the vegetative pole or it may form nearer the equator and again sometimes nearer the vegetative pole. The first line of invagination may be nearly straight and again it may be decidedly crescentic. The maximal diameter of the yolk plug may equal one half the diameter of the egg. The closure of the blastopore usually occurs in about six days but it may close in five days. Closure of neural folds. Variations in the closure of the neural fold are frequently observed. The coalescence of the lateral portions of the fold usually begins at the posterior end. Sometimes they first coalesce along the middle portion of the embryo. Usually the transverse portion of the fold is continuous ; at other times it shows a deep transverse groove which separates it into right and left halves. Cf. Figs. 18, 19, 20, 21. Wide variations exist in depth, width and extent of the neural groove. Appearance of optic vesicles. The optic vesicles are usually present before the complete closure of the neural fold. Sometimes tliey are present as disc-like depressions in the neural plate before the lateral portions of the fold have begun to coalesce; again, but rarely, they are not visible until the folds have closed. Neuromeres (?). There are frequently observed in the cephalic region well marked serial elevations and depressions along the inner margins of the lateral folds and across the neural plate. In other embryos there is not the slightest trace of either. Normal Plates of the Development of Necturus maculosus. 20 Somites. In some embryos three myotomes are differentiated before the neural folds are closed, while in others there are no traces of myotomes until the folds are closed. The number of myotomes early becomes exceedingly variable in the tail. It is here impossible to count them accurately either in surface views or in sections. In the trunk i. e. betvveen the limbs from the 15 — 16 mm larva up to the 39 mm they seem to be fairly constant numbering 18—20. In the tail however they are variable, so that in larvae of identical lengths there may be a Variation of 1—5 myotomes. It should be emphasized that the number in the tail is determined with great difficulty since the most caudal are but slight thickenings in the mesoderm. Lateral curvature of body. In the embryos of 8 — 15 mm there is much Variation in the lateral curvature of the body. In some rests as high as 80 7o of the embryos have the head and tail curved to the right. Other nests show a like percentage in which the head and tail are curved to the left. Out of 328 eggs, taken from five nests, 174 had the concave side on the right and 154 on the left. External gills. In most embryos of 9 mm (Fig. 25) the fourth and fifth arches are a common mass with no indi> cations of the line of division; in some the line of invagination is distinct. In the later stages (e. g. 25 mm) there are usually five or six filaments on the middle gill bar, in others there are eight or nine. This Variation is even more pronounced in the 26 — 39 mm larvae. Limbs. Some variations have been noted in the time of appearance of both the anterior and the posterior limb buds. The anläge of the anterior limb is usually discernible in the 11 mm stage (Fig. 27), but sometimes not until the larva measures 12 mm. The posterior limb buds are usually beginning in the 12 mm stage, sometimes are not present until the larva measures 13 mm. In the formation of the digits variations are found. Three are usually present on the anterior limbs in the 20—21 mm larva. In some three are not present until the larva is 23 mm long. The same Variation is observed in the time of formation of the fourth digit on the anterior limb. Similar variations are found in the time of formation of the posterior digits. Pigmentation. Although little Variation is observed in the position of the bands there is much Variation in the degree of pigmentation. These differences are most pronounced in the larvae between 19—25 mm. In some the chromatophores are densely aggregated while in others they are sparsely scattered. In some (25 mm) they have extended over the dorsal portion of the yolk only, while in others they have extended over one half of the lateral surface of the yolk. -Q Normentafeln zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der Wirbeltiere. Variations in Internal Structures. In the study of the variations of internal structures only tliose which are most obvious have been recorded. Notochord. There is considerable Variation in the anterior extent of the notochord in nearly all stages. This Variation is more obvious in the earlier than in the later stages. Usually a considerable tract of mesenchyma lies between the anterior end of the chorda and the hypophysis. Frequently this tract is short and sotnetimes only a narrow band. Eye. In sections the optic vesicles show the same variations which have been recorded under variations in external features. The appearance of pigment in the retina and iris shows considerable Variation. In the 17 mm embryo series 140, 141, 145 show considerable pigment in the retina and its first appearance in the iris, while 146 shows the beginning of pigment in the retina and none in the iris. The time of first appearance of pigment in the choroid is likewise variable. In the 18 mm embryo series 152, 155 show considerable pigment, series 146, 151 show but little pigment, while in series 147, 149, 150 there is no pigment in the choroid. Ear. In the 6 mm embryo, series loo, there is a cup-shaped invagination of the inner layer of the ectoderm while in series loi there is a vesicle. In the 7 mm embryo, series 102, shows the otic vesicle just closed, while in .series 103 it is not quite closed. In the 18 mm larva, series 146 and 147, the endolymphatic duct extends over the medulla to about one half the distance to median line; in series 151 it extends over the lateral margin of the medulla; in series 149 it does not extend over the lateral margin of the medulla. Nose. In the 9 mm stage series 106 shows the anläge of the nose as a shallow invagination of the ectoderm. In series 107 there i.s no invagination. In 108 it is slightly cup-shaped. In series 109 thickened ectoderm, in series iio thickened ectoderm. Bpiphysis. In the 9 mm stage series 106, 109, 108 show the epiphysis to be a slight cup-shaped evagination in the dorsal wall of the fore-brain. In series 107, iio the evagination is deeper and somewhat pear-shaped. 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Lacepede 07, 07a. Le Conte 26, 28. Leuckart 40. Merrem 20. Rafinesque 19. Rein 84. Rein and von Roretz 76. Schlegel 38. Siebold 33. Stejneger 92, 96, 07, 07a. Strauch 70. Temminck and Schlegel 38. Tschudi 37, 38. Wagler 30. Waite 07. Wied-Neuwied 65. b) Zoological. Abbott 73. Andres 96. Beale 78. Beddard 03, 04. Bell 35. Bender 07. Berry 98. Bettziech 60. Bjeletzkij 89. Blanchard 71, 71a, 91. Boie 26. Bonaparte 32, 38, 39. Bugnion 74. Chiaje 40. Claus 82. Configliachi and Rusconi 21. Cope 95. Dalton 53. Davison 94, 95, 96. De Kay 42. Dowler 59. Dumeril et Bibron 84. Ecker 59. Ehrenberg 62, 67, 68, 70, 72, Eigenmann 99. Eismann 75. Ellis 66. Emerson 05. Emery 97. Erber 63, 77. Eycleshymer 06. Fischer, J. G. 64. Fischer, Sigwart 00. Frauenfeld 61. Frear 82. Fülleborn 94. Gadow Ol. Geerts 83, 84. Gegenbaur 98. Geyer 05. Gmelin 06. Grote 76, 76a. Grube 66. Guerne 96. 74. Hargitt 92. Harlan 23, 24, 24a, 26, 26a. Hay 88. Heidenhain 07. Hertwig 06. Van der Hoeven 38, 38a, 67, 67a, 67b. Hoffmann 77. Humboldt 05. Hunter 66. Huxley 74, 75. Hyrtl 50, 65, 65a. Ishikawa 00, 02, 04, 08. James 23. Kammerer 05, 05a Kingsley 92. Kneeland 58. Kölliker 89. Kornhuber 64. Lankes 06. Le Conte 49. Leuckart 21. Lewis 04. Leydig 53. Linnaeus 66. Lloyd 66. Marchesetti 75. Marenzeller 78. Marshall 93. Mayer 35. Pompe van Meerdervoort 59. Mettenheimer 70. Meuron 93. Michahelles 29, 31. Milde 62. Milner 74. Minot 92. Mitchill 22, 24, 24a. Moesch 87. Montgomery 80. Moodie 08. Morgan 03. Müller, J. C. 32. Müller, K. 64. NeiU, 28, 32. Nobbe 64. Normal Plates of the Development of Necturus raaculosus. 49 Nussbaum 07. Oesterdam 89. Oken 17, 36. Oppel 9(1, 90. Osawa 99, 02. Osborn 84. Owen 66. PLisalix 97, 97a. Rabl 89. Reese 06. Rejsek 97. Rudolphi 17. Ruscoui 27, 28, 37, 43, 43a. Ryder 90. Rusconi and Contigliachi 18. Saski 87. Schlegel 37. Schmidl 60. Schmidt, Goddard en Vau der Hoeven 64. Schneider, J. G. 79. Schneider, 0. 73. Schneider, R. 90. Schreibers Ol, 18, 20. Siebold 28. Smith, H. M. 98. Smith, J. 32. Smith, F. A. 28. Spicer 69. Stöhr 06. Stricker 72. Strube 88. Tommasini 75. Townsend 82. Treviranus 20. Vaillant 63, 63a. Valentin 37. Viator 37. Wagler 28. Wagner, F. 80. Wagner, R. 37. Weinzettl 81. Weismann and Wiedersheim 78. Whitman 85, 99. Wiedersheim 77, 90, 09. Wilder, B. G. 74, 83. Wilder, H. H. 91. Zeller, 88. c) Embryological. Broili 03. Chauvin 83, 83a. Cope 86. Eycleshymer 02, 04, 04a. Fülleborn 94. Hay 88. Kammerer 07. Keibel Ol, 06. Normentafeln zur Ent 'icklungsgeschichte Kerbert 03, 04, 05. Krainz 61. Mc Gregor 96. Morgan 97. Platt 94, 96. Rabl 98. Schoenichen 04. Schulze, F. E. 76. Schulze, 0. 05. Smith, B. G. 06. Virchow 94. Vir6 04. Whitman 88, 88a. Wiedersheim 77, 90. Zeller 89, 90. 2. Earliest Stages. Andrews 98, 98a. Bussy 04, 05. Camerano 83. Eycleshymer 95, 02. Ishikawa 03, 05. Kerbert 03. Lange 06, 07. Schmidt 04. Sobotta 97. Whitman and Eycleshymer 96. Zeller 90. 3. Skeleton. Albrecht 78. Baur 85, 88, 89, 91. Buchs 02. Carlson 86. Cope 89. Davison 97. Duges 34. Field 95. Gadovv 95. Gage 82. Gaupp 04, 06. Gegenbaur 62. Göppert 95, 96. Hay 89, 90. Hepburn 07. Van der Hoeven 66. Houghton 03. Howes and Davies 88. Lucas 86. Meyerhofer 09. Mivart 70. Murray 97. Nussbaum 08. Parker 68, 77, 96. Peter 94, 98. Platt 97. Reynolds 97. der Wirbeltiere. XI. Ryder 79. Schauinsland 06. Sieglbauer 04. Smallwood 08. Sinith, F. 00. Terry 04. Van P^e 03, 03a, 04. Walter 87. Wliipple 06. Wiedersheim 77, 92. Wilder, H. H. 03. Winslow 98. Zwick 97. 4. Muscies. Braus 07. Davison 94. Drüner 03. Duges 34. Eycleshymer 02a, 04. Fürbringer 06. Gage, S. P. 90. Göppert 94. Humphry 72. Macallum 87a. Maurer 06. Mivart 69, 69a. Platt 97. Ribbing 07. Schaper 02. 5. Blood and Vascular System. Boas 81. Claypole 93, 96. Crisp 60. Eisen 99. Favaro 06. Gage, S. H. 85a. Gulliver 73. Harting 58. Hochstetter 06. Van der Hoeven 41, 67a. Joseph 05. Kneeland 68. Knoll 96. Königstein 03. Kunitomo 03. Langerhans 73. Macallum 92. Mandl 39, 39a. Marcinowski 06. Miller 00a. Minot 98, 00. Owen 35, 42. Romeisen 05. Rooy 07. Schmidt, H. D. 78. Sobotta 02. 50 Vaillant 62. Welikij 90. Wyman 54. Zuckerkandl 95, 9Ba. 6. Respiratory System. Böttger 76. Bridge 00. Camerano 83a. Clemens 95. Drüner Ol. Eycleshymer 06a. Göppert 98. Kneeland 56. Königstein 03a. Maurer 88, 88a. Miller 00b, 02, 05. Wiedersheim 77b. Wilder, H. H. 96. Wyman 54. 7. Digestive System. Becker 02. Bensley 00. Blyer 74. Bolau 99. Broman 04. Choronsbitzky 97, 00. Gage-Gage 90. Gage, S. H. 85. Göppert 91, 06. Green 96, 97. Holmgren 04. Kingsbury 94. Leydig 98. Macallum 87. Mc Gill 08a. Matbews 99. Meckel 19. Miller 06. Monti 98. Nemiloff 02. Oppel 95. Platt 96. Prenant 04. Reese 04b. Richter 02. Riddle 09. Saint-Hilaire 03. Schulz 00. 8. Nervous System. Allis 03. Anderson 92. Bender 07a. Brächet 07. Bugnion 74. Carl.son 06. Normentafeln zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der Wirbeltiere. Deen 34. Edinger 04. Fischer, J. G. 43. Galeotti 97. Herrick 93, 94, 09. Hirsch-Tabor 09. Hoffmanu 02. Humphry 72. Jelliffe 97. Johnston, J. B. 03, 06. Kingsbury 95a. Klaussner 83. Kühne 86. Kupffer 06. Levi 97. Lej'dig 76a. Macallum 87. McGill 08, 08a. Mc Gregor 96. Miller 00. Blonti 99. Nakagawa 91. Nemiloff 02. Neumayer 06. Norris 05, 08, 09. Osborn 83, 84, 86, 86a, 88. Platt 96a. Rubaschkin Ol, 03. Rüge 97. Smirnow 90. Strong 92, 95. Tuerckheim 03. Vaillant 62. Warren 05. 9. Sense Organs. Bawden 94. Beer 99. Bugnion 73. Dubois 90. Eigenmann 00, 00a. Eigenmann and Deuny 00, 00a. Eycleshymer 93. Fleissig 09. Hess 89. Howard 08. Kingsbury 95, 95b, 03, 08. Kingsley 00. Kingsley and Ruddick 99. Kohl 89, 91. Kuhn 79. Lauber 02. Leydig 68, 76b. Loeb 05. Malbranc 75, 76. Mall 93. Mihalkovics 98. Norris 94. Okajima 06. Okasima 06. Rabl 98. Reese 05a, 06a. Rejsek 97a. Retzius 81, 04, 05. Schlamp 91, 92. Schulze, F. E. 61, 70. Seydel 95. Studnicka 97. Takahashi 09. Terry 06. Wilder, H. H. 92. Wilder, J. W. 09. 10. Integument. Ancel Ol. Chauvin 84. Eycleshymer 06b. Grote 76. 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Hierbei soll keine Richtung der Forschung vor der anderen bevorzugt werden, sondern es wird für die Gesamtheit der Berichte anzustreben sein, möglichst allen ihren Seiten gerecht zu werden. Die Aufsätze sollen in keiner Weise den Charakter der üblichen Jahresberichte mit Wiedergabe des Inhalts der einzelnen Abhand- lungen des verflossenen Jahres tragen, vielmehr über die Entwicklung und den Fortschritt der Z oologie in größeren, je nach Umständen verschieden zu bemessen den Zeiträumen Rechen- schaft geben, wobei der Verfasser nicht als nüchterner Referent, sondern als selbst urteilender Darsteller seinen Stoff behandeln wird, erforderlichenfalls unterstützt durch Abbildungen in Gestalt von Textfiguren. FromoQ&nQBcba Buchdrucksrel fHerm&im Pöble) La Jena. lU::