Southern topeyed lamprey (Mordacia mordax)

Containing taxa: Animalia » Chordata » Petromyzontiformes

Photoreceptors:
Receptor Opsin λmax Filter λmax Filter λ50% Recep. λmax
Rod-like514nm  514nm


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

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Notes and References:

Collin SP, Hart NS, Wallace KM, Shand J (2004) Vision in the southern hemisphere lamprey Mordacia mordax: Spatial distribution, spectral absorption characteristics, and optical sensitivity of a single class of retinal photoreceptor. Visual Neuroscience 21: 765-773. doi: 10.10170S0952523804045109

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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