Fine structural description of the lateral ocellus of Craterostigmus tasmanianus Pocock, 1902 (Chilopoda: Craterostigmomorpha) and phylogenetic considerations

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 267, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 850-865

  Müller, Carsten H G ^a   Meyer Rochow, V Benno ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Centipedes; Dual type retinula; External pigment cells; Eye evolution; Mandibulata; Morphology; Myriochelata; Phylogeny; Pleurostigmophora; Retina; Sheath cells; Unicorneal eye; Vision

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORNEA; EYE; HISTOLOGY; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; PHYLOGENY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RETINA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CORNEA; EYE; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYLOGENY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; RETINA;

ARTHROPODA; CHILOPODA; CRATEROSTIGMOMORPHA; CRATEROSTIGMUS TASMANIANUS; NOTOSTIGMOPHORA; PHYLACTOMETRIA; PLEUROSTIGMOPHORA;

EID: 33745793210     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10444     Document Type: Article

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