0.5 mm
Scale anchored to a reviewed measurement
Uniformly scaled by shell length excluding appendages.
Drosophila melanogaster Egg
A freshly laid fruit-fly egg shown at a representative shell length of 0.50 mm. Its pale ovoid shell and two respiratory appendages remain visible while scale is anchored only to the shell itself.
Dimensions
- Height
- 0.5 mm
- Length
- 0.2 mm
- Width
- 0.2 mm
Quick facts
- Length
- about 0.50 mm
- Width
- about 0.20 mm
- Feature
- two respiratory appendages
Drosophila melanogaster Egg · Size infographic
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Sources and measurement33 References
Dimensions were cross-checked against independent sources before publication.
Measurement basis
The vertical anchor measures the ovoid shell and excludes the delicate respiratory appendages.