Pigment spot ocellus

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The pigment spot ocellus is an ocellus that contains only part of its cells pigmented. It is characteristic of jellyfish, sea stars, and flatworms. [1]

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References

  1. "Eye (invertebrate)" McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, vol. 6, p.790 2007