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Type Words
Synonyms ocellus
Type of marking

Examples of eyespot

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The eyespot accounts for retinol metabolism, the mechanistic basis for phototaxis.
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Shining light selectively on one eyespot changes the beating of the adjacent cilia.
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The Meadow Brown is orange and brown with a black eyespot on the tip of the forewing.
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The eyespot and pseudo-antennae on the hindwing are a form of automimicry.
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The second eyespot cell, the pigment cell, confers the directional sensitivity to light.
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The euglena's eyespot, called a stigma, is located at its anterior end.
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Very little variation in genetic resistance to eyespot exists in commercially-grown wheat varieties.
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Each of the epitoke segments is packed with eggs and sperm and features a single eyespot on its surface.
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Near the base the tail is a black eyespot.
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More examples
  • An eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color
  • An eyespot (sometimes ocellus) is an eye-like marking. They are found on butterflies, reptiles and birds. ...
  • Eyespot is an important fungal disease of wheat caused by the necrotrophic fungus Tapesia yallundae (Pseudocercosporella herpotrichoides W-type [anamorph]) and Tapesia acuformis (Pseudocercosporella herpotrichoides R-type [anamorph]). It is also called Strawbreaker. ...
  • (Eyespots) circular patterns printed on a predator balloon that resemble the appearance of vertebrate eyes
  • (Eye-spots) Distinct markings on an insects body or wings that imitate larger eyes than the insect has.
  • (eyespots) Light-sensing organelles present in certain microorganisms.
  • 1. A pigmented photoreceptor in euglenoids. The eyespot senses light and orients the cell for maximum rates of photosynthesis. PICTURE 2. Term applied to a photosenstive area in starfish.
  • Pair of dorsal pigmented, light sensitive cells on anterior end of body.
  • A concentrated patch of photoreceptor cells on the skin of some species.