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ECB-STAGE-59

Name: vegetal plate stage

ECAO ID: 0000600

Definition: "Stage when the vegetal plate is apparent but primary mesenchyme cells (PMCs) have not started to ingress. Embryos are motile due ciliary beating but have not completed hatching."


Preceded By: very late blastula stage Succeeded By: open mouth stage