deep pseudopupil [FBbt_00052678]

Virtual image of the photoreceptor tips, formed from the superposition of all images of the ommatidia at the centre of the curvature of the compound eye, where the ommatidial optic axes converge (Franceschini and Kirschfeld, 1971; Fenk et al., 2022).

deep pseudopupil

ID: FBbt_00052678

Adult Visual system

Virtual image of the photoreceptor tips, formed from the superposition of all images of the ommatidia at the centre of the curvature of the compound eye, where the ommatidial optic axes converge (Franceschini and Kirschfeld, 1971; Fenk et al., 2022).

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## Classification

Relationships

  • is part of: eye

Alternative Names

Synonym Scope Reference
DPP exact synonym Fenk et al., 2022