ommatophore


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om·mat·o·phore

 (ō-măt′ə-fôr′)
n.
A movable stalk supporting an eye, as found in certain invertebrates.
[Greek omma, ommat-, eye; see okw- in Indo-European roots + -phore.]
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ommatophore

(ɒˈmætəˌfɔː)
n
(Zoology) zoology a movable stalk or tentacle bearing an eye, occurring in lower animals such as crabs and snails
[C19: from Greek omma eye + -phore]
ommatophorous adj
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Tentacles well-separated from each other; elongated and narrow, eyes placed on small protuberances at mid level of tentacle, on small ommatophore; proximal half of tentacles about double the width of distal half (Figs 21,24, 25).
Comparative morphology of dorsanum miran and Bullia granulosa from Morocco (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda: Nassariidae)
All of them are exotic and classified into Stylommatophora, which includes monoic gastropods with invaginable (rather than contractile) ommatophores and a respiratory pore (THOME et al., 2006).
Terrestrial gastropods as Fragaria x ananassa pests in southern Brazil: morphological identification/Gastropodes terrestres como pragas do cultivo de Fragaria x ananassa no sul do Brasil: identificacao morfologica
Body colour: Ommatophores of preserved specimen bright orange, other soft parts without obvious colouration.
Revision of the Afrotropical land snail genus Avakubia Pilsbry, 1919, with description of Pseudavakubia gen. n. and eleven new species (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Streptaxidae)

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