The Sea urchin. Part 1

United Kingdom, 1937

Film
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A study of the processes through which animals pass in their early development from the egg. The structure of the male and female sea urchin is compared and microphotography shows in detail the eggs, sperm, the process of fertilisation and the formation of the fertilisation membrane. This film is complete in itself as a basic study of embryology.

Credits

director

H Hewer

production company

Gaumont-British Instructional

Language

English

Duration

00:12:00:00

Colour

Black and White

ACMI Identifier

28286

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Marine biology

Animals & Wildlife → Marine ecology

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Life cycles (Biology)

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Marine ecology

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Biology - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Embryology

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biology - Study and teaching

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Life cycles (Biology)

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Marine biology

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Marine ecology

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Microphotography

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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