Fig. 3 in Echinoderes blazeji Grzelak & Sørensen 2022, sp. nov.

Fig. 3. Characteristics of ova and eggs reproduced by Sepia pharaonis. (A) Ovulated ova were accumulated in the germinal sac and arrayed in the oviduct. Arrow: oviduct; Red arrowhead: oviductal gland. Gs: germinal sac. (B) At the beginning of spawning, all females laid eggs simultaneously. (C) Individually pear-shaped eggs were deposited and attached on the coral reef stone. Intertwining egg stalks resulted from the dispersed current by females depositing eggs. Inset is a small egg cluster on the coral reef stone. (D) A successfully spawned egg capsule in which the fertilized ovum, approximately 6 mm in length on the long axis and 5 mm in length on the short axis, is encapsulated by mucosubstance secreted by the nidamental glands of the female and is translucent in appearance. The sharp end (arrow) of the fertilized ovum is the animal pole, and the blunt end is the vegetal pole (arrow head). Scale bar = 7 mm. (E) Unsuccessfully encapsulated eggs in which the posterior end opposite the egg stalk was open (arrowhead) and the ovum was exposed (arrow) were easily attacked by small crustaceans like amphipods (red circle in F) in the aquarium.