Larva of <i>Platynereis</i> (IMAGE)

National Institutes of Natural Sciences

Larva of <i>Platynereis</i>

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Larva of Platynereis possesses photoreceptor cells in the brain. In the cells, a UV-sensitive opsin receives and transmits ambient UV signals, probably resulting in regulation of circadian behaviors such as diel vertical migration.

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INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR SCIENCE

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