Fig. 2From: Ultrastructure of the fertilized egg envelopes in Ancistrus cirrhosus, Loricariidae, TeleosteiScanning electron micrographs of a micropyle on the area of the animal pole from fertilized egg of A. cirrhosus. The micropyle (arrow) was surrounded by 15–19 furrow lines of egg envelope in a spoke-like pattern (a). When magnified by scanning electron microscope, the micropyle was funnel shape (b) (Scale bar = A; 100 μm, B; 10 μm)Back to article page