Science. 1978 Apr 7;200(4337):64-5. doi: 10.1126/science.200.4337.64.
Unlike most solitary ascidians, Corella willmeriana retains its eggs and embryos well past hatching. The early stages float to the top of the enlarged atrium from which they cannot escape. Ammonium ions replace other more dense substances in the cell sap of the float cells surrounding the embryo. Energy derived from glycolysis but not mitochondrial processes supports this process.
与大多数独居的海鞘不同，威氏拟海鞘很好地保留了它的卵子和胚胎，直到孵化。早期胚胎会从扩大的心房浮到顶部，而它们无法从中逃脱。氨离子取代了围绕胚胎的浮质细胞中其他更密集的物质。这个过程由糖酵解而不是线粒体过程提供能量。
