| Range |
~10,000 photoreceptors
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| Organism |
Cockroach Periplaneta |
| Reference |
Mizunami M. Functional diversity of neural organization in insect ocellar systems. Vision Res. 1995 Feb35(4):443-52 DOI: 10.1016/0042-6989(94)00192-o p.444 right column 3rd paragraphPubMed ID7900285
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| Primary Source |
Weber G, Renner M. The ocellus of the cockroach, Periplaneta americana (Blattariae): receptory area. Cell Tissue Res. 1976 May 6 168(2):209-22 DOI: 10.1007/bf00215878PubMed ID1268935
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| Method |
Primary source abstract: "The ocelli of Periplaneta americana were studied by light and electron microscopy." |
| Comments |
P.444 right column 3rd paragraph: "The number of photoreceptors contained in the ocellar retina is about 10,000 (primary source), the largest number among insects, and the volume of the rhabdom is very large." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
117186 |