dorsal margin ommatidium FBbt_02000000
dorsal margin ommatidium
ID: FBbt_02000000
Adult Nervous system Sense organ Visual system
An ommatidial subtype located in a single row at the dorsal margin of the eye. This ommatidial subtype is specialized to detect the angle of polarized light. (Wernet and Desplan, 2004, Fortini and Rubin, 1990)
The dorsal margin ommatidium expresses the opsin Rh3 (FBgn0003249) that detects polarized light in both photoreceptor R7 and R8 cells (Fortini and Rubin, 1990.
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Relationships
- is part of: dorsal rim area
Alternative Names
| Synonym | Scope | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| dorsal rim ommatidium | exact synonym | Chin et al., 2014 |