The ocular light organ of Bathothauma lyromma (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) |
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| Authors: | P. N. Dilly Peter J. Herring |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Anatomy, University College London, London;Institute of Oceanographic Sciences, Wormley, Surrey |
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| Abstract: | The ocular photophore of Bathothauma emits light. The presumed photogenic tissue is cellular and contains a mass of highly organized crystalloids. One of its surface abuts against a fibrous system that probably acts as a light guide. The rest of the organ is surrounded by a pigment screen of modified iridophores. |
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