The nymphal eyes of Parabuthus transvaalicus purcell, 1899 (buthidae): An accessory lateral eye in a scorpion

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Volumn 242, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 137-143

  Spreitzer, Andrea ^a   Melzer, Roland R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b ZOOLOGISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accessory eye; Cuticular lens; Eye evolution; Fine structure; Lateral ocellus; Sensory unit

Indexed keywords

ARACHNID; VISION;

ARACHNIDA; ARTHROPODA; BUTHIDAE; CHELICERATA; LIMULUS; PARABUTHUS TRANSVAALICUS; SCORPIONES;

EID: 0041888392     PISSN: 00445231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0044-5231-00098     Document Type: Article

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