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Fig. 5 | Parasites & Vectors

Fig. 5

From: Aedes aegypti: egg morphology and embryonic development

Fig. 5

Confocal microscopy of the Aedes aegypti egg, embryo development and phase 1 larvae. a Germinal band extension after 18 hours of embryo development, b Embryo after 30 hours developing withcells from the serous layer present in the dorsal surfice, c 40 hours of development embryo with dorsal closure and begining of the segmentation of the abdomen, d Embryo after 50 hours of embryonic development presenting fully thoracic and abdominal segmentation, e) Outbreak of the larvae moment, f Diapaused embryo in day 7 with finalized development. It is possible to observe the insect intestine between the sixth and seventh segments of the abdomen

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