Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)

Containing taxa: Animalia » Chordata » Petromyzontiformes

Photoreceptors:
Receptor Opsin λmax Filter λmax Filter λ50% Recep. λmax
Cone-like550nm  550nm
Rod-like510nm  510nm


Opponent processes:
Description (+) Terminus (-) Terminus Mode
Luminance (photopic)
Cone-like   Photopic
Luminance (scotopic)
Rod-like   Scotopic

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Notes and References:

Warrant E.J., Nilsson D.-E. (1998) Absorption of White Light in Photoreceptors. Vision Res., Vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 195-207. PII: S0042-6989(97)00151-X

Stavenga D., Smits R.P., Hoenders B.J. (1993) Simple Exponential Functions Describing the Absorbance Bands of Visual Pigment Spectra. Vision Res. 33(8) pp. 1011-1017. doi:10.1016/0042-6989(93)90237-Q



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