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Day: July 13, 2015

Gyrations and gymnastics

Posted on 2015-07-13 by Allison J. Gong

Today is Monday, which means Scott and I changed the water for our Pisaster larvae. I should have taken some pictures to show you how we do it. Maybe next time. The largest and most developed larvae are now 2.2-2.5 mm long, not including the long brachiolar arms, which is about as big as they’re…

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