ocellus [FBbt_00004505]
A simple visual organ on the top of the adult head (Jean-Guillaume and Kumar, 2022. There are three of these per head, arranged in a triangle with one on the midline and the others slightly posterior and lateral (Jean-Guillaume and Kumar, 2022. They develop from the eye discs (Jean-Guillaume and Kumar, 2022. (Jean-Guillaume and Kumar, 2022, Zombori and Steinmann, 1999)
ocellus
ID: FBbt_00004505
Adult Nervous system Sense organ Visual system
A simple visual organ on the top of the adult head (Jean-Guillaume and Kumar, 2022. There are three of these per head, arranged in a triangle with one on the midline and the others slightly posterior and lateral (Jean-Guillaume and Kumar, 2022. They develop from the eye discs (Jean-Guillaume and Kumar, 2022. (Jean-Guillaume and Kumar, 2022, Zombori and Steinmann, 1999)
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- capable of: detection of light stimulus involved in visual perception
- develops from: presumptive ocellus
- is part of: ocellar triangle
Neurons with some part in ocellus (3 total)
| Thumbnail | Name | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| lateral ocellar retinula cell | Adult, Nervous_system, Sensory_neuron, Visual_system | |
| medial ocellar retinula cell | Adult, Nervous_system, Sensory_neuron, Visual_system | |
| ocellar retinula cell | Adult, Nervous_system, Sensory_neuron, Visual_system |
Parts of ocellus (3 total)
| Thumbnail | Name | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ocellus cornea | Adult, Visual_system | |
| ocellus corneagenous cell | Adult, Cell, Visual_system | |
| ocellus lens | Adult, Visual_system |
Subclasses of ocellus (2 total)
| Thumbnail | Name | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| lateral ocellus | Adult, Nervous_system, Sense_organ, Visual_system | |
| medial ocellus | Adult, Nervous_system, Sense_organ, Visual_system |
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