pale ommatidium [FBbt_02000002]
Ommatidial subtype with stochastic distribution throughout the retina, making up about 30% of all non-dorsal margin ommatidia. This ommatidial subtype is specialized to detect shorter wavelengths (near UV + blue) than yellow ommatidia.
pale ommatidium
ID: FBbt_02000002
Adult Nervous system Sense organ Visual system
Ommatidial subtype with stochastic distribution throughout the retina, making up about 30% of all non-dorsal margin ommatidia. This ommatidial subtype is specialized to detect shorter wavelengths (near UV + blue) than yellow ommatidia.
The pale ommatidium expresses the near ultraviolet-specific opsin Rh3 (FBgn0003249) in photoreceptor R7 cells and the blue-sensitive Rh5 (FBgn0014019) in photoreceptor R8 cells (Wernet and Desplan, 2004).
Open in VFB 3D Browser →Neurons with some part in pale ommatidium (2 total)
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pR7 | Adult, Histaminergic, Nervous_system, Sensory_neuron, Visual_system |
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pR8 | Adult, Cholinergic, Histaminergic, Nervous_system, Sensory_neuron, Visual_system |
Parts of pale ommatidium (2 total)
| Thumbnail | Name | Tags |
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pR7 | Adult, Histaminergic, Nervous_system, Sensory_neuron, Visual_system |
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pR8 | Adult, Cholinergic, Histaminergic, Nervous_system, Sensory_neuron, Visual_system |
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