2007). Juvenile spiny softshell have black spots or ocelli (eye-like marks) on their carapace, and the outer rim of the shell is pale, cream-colored. (usgs.gov)
The stripes on the forelimbs were orange, and the ocelli on the carapace were red. (dictionary.com)
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Eyes: Compound or simple (ocellus, ocelli). (oregonstate.edu)
This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Nielsen, Jørgen G., Uiblein, Franz, Mincarone, Michael M. (2009): Ocellus-bearing Neobythites species (Teleostei: Ophidiidae) from the West Atlantic with description of a new species. (gbif.org)
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In the mototi octopus the ocellus is round and black, with an iridescent blue ring inside the black circle. (lembehresort.com)
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Ocelli are positioned mid-way between the octopuses eyes and its arms (usually between the second and third arm). (lembehresort.com)
The false eyes (ocelli) of a mototi are part of their defence mechanism. (lembehresort.com)
Male: frons wide, eyes separated by a width wider than the front ocellus. (hccnet.nl)
Males: eyes separated by a distance wider than the front ocellus. (hccnet.nl)
Males: eyes almost meeting, separated by a distance less than the front ocellus. (hccnet.nl)
Simple1
An ocellus is a simple eye found in invertebrates, in which pigment is distributed randomly and for which there are no additional structures. (wikipedia.org)
If the octopus changes skin color to a light grey then the ocelli blend in and are barely visible. (lembehresort.com)
Refer1
Ocellus may also refer to: Ocellus (mimicry), an eye-like marking Ocellus Lucanus (5th century BC), ancient Greek philosopher Ocelus This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ocellus. (wikipedia.org)
Mirror1
Ocellus is designed to mirror the beauty of its surroundings. (artifex.co.uk)
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Normally, when resting, the coloration of this octopus is brown-orange and the ocelli are highly visible. (lembehresort.com)