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Vitellus
Among those animals which produce one, the yolk (also known as the vitellus) is the nutrient-bearing portion of the egg whose primary function is to supply food for the development of the embryo. Some kinds of egg contain no yolk, for example because they are laid in situations where the food supply is adequate (such as in the body of the host of a parasitoid) or because the embryo develops in the parent's body, which supplies...
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Vitellus orientalis
speciesVitellus orientalis
Lesser Horned Citrus Bug
speciesVitellus antemna
Vitellus rufolineus
speciesVitellus rufolineus
Vitellus warreni
speciesVitellus warreni
Vitellus mucronatus
speciesVitellus mucronatus
Vitellus simpsoni
speciesVitellus simpsoni
Vitellus forficuloides
speciesVitellus forficuloides
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 570764.