Definitions
Ommatidium
- Cylindrical or prismoidal visual constituent of compound eye covered by transparent cuticle (cornea). [Moore and McCormick, 1969]
- Cylindrical or prismoidal visual constituent of compound eye covered by transparent cuticle (cornea).
(pl. ommatidia) [McLaughlin, 1980] - One of numerous elongate, closely adjoining units forming eye; covered by cornea. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
- (Taxon-specific: Order Monhysterida) One of up to 75 elongate, closely adjoining units forming each compound eye; lacks directly overlying true cornea. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
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Crustacea Glossary. Crustacea Department, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
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