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The morphology of the egg capsule of Thais bufo is given. Embryogenesis is described from maturation divisions through the torsional stages. Organogenesis of organ systems has been followed through the first planktotrophic veliger stage.
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Rajalakshmi Bhanu, R.C., Shyamasundari, K. & Hanumantha Rao, K. Embryogenesis and organogenesis in the intertidal gastropod Thais bufo (Lamarck). Hydrobiologia 99, 23–27 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00013714
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