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The spectral sensitivity of the lens eyes of a box jellyfish, Tripedalia cystophora (Conant)

Coates, Melissa M. ; Garm, Anders LU ; Theobald, Jamie LU ; Thompson, Stuart H. and Nilsson, Dan-E LU (2006) In Journal of Experimental Biology 209(19). p.3758-3765
Abstract
Box jellyfish, or cubomedusae (class Cubozoa), are unique among the Cnidaria in possessing lens eyes similar in morphology to those of vertebrates and cephalopods. Although these eyes were described over 100 years ago, there has been no work done on their electrophysiological responses to light. We used an electroretinogram ( ERG) technique to measure spectral sensitivity of the lens eyes of the Caribbean species Tripedalia cystophora. The cubomedusae have two kinds of lens eyes, the lower and upper lens eyes. We found that both lens eye types have similar spectral sensitivities, which likely result from the presence of a single receptor type containing a single opsin. The peak sensitivity is to blue-green light. Visual pigment template... (More)
Box jellyfish, or cubomedusae (class Cubozoa), are unique among the Cnidaria in possessing lens eyes similar in morphology to those of vertebrates and cephalopods. Although these eyes were described over 100 years ago, there has been no work done on their electrophysiological responses to light. We used an electroretinogram ( ERG) technique to measure spectral sensitivity of the lens eyes of the Caribbean species Tripedalia cystophora. The cubomedusae have two kinds of lens eyes, the lower and upper lens eyes. We found that both lens eye types have similar spectral sensitivities, which likely result from the presence of a single receptor type containing a single opsin. The peak sensitivity is to blue-green light. Visual pigment template fits indicate a vitamin A-1 based opsin with peak sensitivity near 500 nm for both eye types. (Less)
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vision, electrophysiology, electroretinogram (ERG), photoreceptor, spectral sensitivity, opsins, eye, Cubozoa, Cnidaria, invertebrate
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Journal of Experimental Biology
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209
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19
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3758 - 3765
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The Company of Biologists Ltd
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1477-9145
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10.1242/jeb.02431
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English
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  abstract     = {{Box jellyfish, or cubomedusae (class Cubozoa), are unique among the Cnidaria in possessing lens eyes similar in morphology to those of vertebrates and cephalopods. Although these eyes were described over 100 years ago, there has been no work done on their electrophysiological responses to light. We used an electroretinogram ( ERG) technique to measure spectral sensitivity of the lens eyes of the Caribbean species Tripedalia cystophora. The cubomedusae have two kinds of lens eyes, the lower and upper lens eyes. We found that both lens eye types have similar spectral sensitivities, which likely result from the presence of a single receptor type containing a single opsin. The peak sensitivity is to blue-green light. Visual pigment template fits indicate a vitamin A-1 based opsin with peak sensitivity near 500 nm for both eye types.}},
  author       = {{Coates, Melissa M. and Garm, Anders and Theobald, Jamie and Thompson, Stuart H. and Nilsson, Dan-E}},
  issn         = {{1477-9145}},
  keywords     = {{vision; electrophysiology; electroretinogram (ERG); photoreceptor; spectral sensitivity; opsins; eye; Cubozoa; Cnidaria; invertebrate}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{19}},
  pages        = {{3758--3765}},
  publisher    = {{The Company of Biologists Ltd}},
  series       = {{Journal of Experimental Biology}},
  title        = {{The spectral sensitivity of the lens eyes of a box jellyfish, Tripedalia cystophora (Conant)}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.02431}},
  doi          = {{10.1242/jeb.02431}},
  volume       = {{209}},
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