Expression of Opsins of the Box Jellyfish Tripedalia cystophora Reveals the First Photopigment in Cnidarian Ocelli and Supports the Presence of Photoisomerases

• Glavni autori: Anders Garm (Autor), Jens-Erik Svaerke (Autor), Daniela Pontieri (Autor), Todd H. Oakley (Autor)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Cubomedusae, or box jellyfish, have a complex visual system comprising 24 eyes of four types. Like other cnidarians, their photoreceptor cells are ciliary in morphology, and a range of different techniques together show that at least two of the eye types-the image-forming upper and lower lens eyes-e...