Definition of Retinula. Meaning of Retinula. Synonyms of Retinula

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Definition of Retinula

Retinula
Retinula Re*tin"u*la, n.; pl. Retinul[ae]. [NL., dim. of NL. & E. retina.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the group of pigmented cells which surround the retinophor[ae] of invertebrates. See Illust. under Ommatidium.

Meaning of Retinula from wikipedia

- and ommatidium have simple photoreceptors. Many have various forms of retinula (a retina-like cluster of photoreceptor cells), including the ommatidia...
- well-preserved, large compound eyes, sporting well-preserved individual retinula cells, which ****isted in catching prey. "Fossil specimen - Dollocaris ingens...
- brightness and shape information by males when recognizing potential mates. The retinula (literally, "small retina") cells of the ommatidium of the compound eye...
- Drosophila embryonic eye. The Drosophila ommatidium contains 8 distinct retinula or R cells, each of which has a different spectral sensitivity. The R7...
- fossils of Dollocaris ingens which are so well preserved that individual retinula cells can be discerned. The preservation is so exceptional that studies...
- several units called ommatidia, as well as various types of cells such as retinula and pigment. In the C. tranquebarica, each ommatidia has fully developed...
- (Mecoptera, Panorpidae): A neuroanatomical study of neuropil organization, retinula axons, and lamina monopolar cells". Cell and Tissue Research. 275 (2):...