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Pigmentation in the sensory organs of the ascidian larva is essential for normal behavior.

The Journal of experimental biology - 1 Feb 2005

Jiang Di, Tresser Jason W, Horie Takeo, Tsuda Motoyuki, Smith William C

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Free-living animals and their larvae utilize light and gravity as cues to navigate in open space. Detection and response to these environmental stimuli are important for the dispersal and settlement of ascidian larvae. Two pigmented structures in the brain of the ascidian larva, the ocellus and the otolith, have been shown to function as the photoreceptive and gravity sensitive organs, respectively. Here, we show...

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PMID: 15671331
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01420

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