Proposed fate map of territories in Strongylocentrotus purpuratus embryo, projected as an external image of the hatched blastula of about 400 cells (~20 hours postfertilization) (Davidson et al., 1998).

Aboral ectoderm Oral ectoderm Vegetal plate endoderm and mesoderm Sceletogenic mesoderm Small micromeres Regions where specifications have still not yet occured

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