Sea urchin tube feet are photosensory organs that express a rhabdomeric-like opsin and PAX6

All echinoderms have unique hydraulic structures called tube feet, known for their roles in light sensitivity, respiration, chemoreception and locomotion. In the green sea urchin, the most distal portion of these tube feet contain five ossicles arranged as a light collector with its concave surface...

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Main Authors: Lesser, Michael P., Carleton, Karen L., Böttger, Stefanie A., Barry, Thomas M., Walker, Charles W.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal Society 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3177635/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21450733
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2011.0336
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