Two visual systems in one eyestalk: The unusual optic lobe metamorphosis in the stomatopod Alima pacifica

ABSTRACT The compound eyes of adult stomatopod crustaceans have two to six ommatidial rows at the equator, called the midband, that are often specialized for color and polarization vision. Beneath the retina, this midband specialization is represented as enlarged optic lobe lamina cartridges and a h...

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