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ommatidium
ommatidium One of the individual, light-sensitive units that together form a compound eye. Each ommatidium consists of a cuticular lens below which is the crystalline cone. Below this are six or seven elongated retinula cells, which have close-packed microvilli towards the centre forming a structure called the rhabdome. Pigment cells surround the retinula cells. See also EYE.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "ommatidium." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "ommatidium." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-ommatidium.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "ommatidium." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-ommatidium.html |
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ommatidium
ommatidium (pl. ommatidia) See compound eye.
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"ommatidium." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "ommatidium." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-ommatidium.html "ommatidium." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-ommatidium.html |
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