Box jellyfish (Tripedalia cystophora)

Containing taxa: Animalia » Cnidaria » Medusozoa

Photoreceptors:
Receptor Opsin λmax Filter λmax Filter λ50% Recep. λmax
Receptor496nm  496nm


Opponent processes:
Description (+) Terminus (-) Terminus Mode
Luminance
Receptor   Photopic

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Notes and References:

Coates M.M., Garm A., Theobald J.C., Thompson S.H., Nilsson D.E. (2006) The spectral sensitivity of the lens eyes of a box jellyfish, Tripedalia cystophora (Conant). J. Exp. Biol. 209: 3758-3765. doi:10.1242/jeb.02431

Nilsson DE, Gislén L, Coates MM, Skogh1 C, Garm A (2005) Advanced optics in a jellyfish eye. Nature 435, 201-205. doi:10.1038/nature03484Warrant 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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