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Fine structure of a lens-covered photoreceptor in the cercaria ofTrichobilharzia ocellata

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The pigmented photoreceptor of theTrichobilharzia ocellata cercaria possesses a lens-like structure within the pigment cell. This may be responsible for the high sensitivity ofT. ocellata cercariae to the intensity and angle of incident light.

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  1. Zoologie, Fachbereich Biologie der Universität, Siesmayerstraße 70, D-6000, Frankfurt/Main, Federal Republic of Germany

    Adrianus van de Roemer & Wilfried Haas

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van de Roemer, A., Haas, W. Fine structure of a lens-covered photoreceptor in the cercaria ofTrichobilharzia ocellata . Z. Parasitenkd. 70, 391–394 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00927826

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