Ommatidium
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ommatidium-254-18374193
title:
Ommatidium
text:
The compound eyes of arthropods like insects, crustaceans and millipedes are composed of units called ommatidia. An ommatidium contains a cluster of photoreceptor cells surrounded by support cells and pigment cells. The outer part of the ommatidium is overlaid with a transparent cornea. Each ommatidium is innervated by one axon bundle and provides the brain with one picture element. The brain forms an image from these independent picture elements. The number of ommatidia in the eye depends upon
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description:
Component of compound eyes of arthropods
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ommatidium
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date modified:
2023-11-02T14:04:59Z
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