Medical term:
eyespot
eye·spot
(ī'spot),1. A colored spot or plastid (chromatophore) in a unicellular organism.
2. Synonym(s): ocellus (1)
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eyespot
(ī′spŏt′)n.
1. A light-sensitive organelle of certain chiefly unicellular organisms, such as euglenas and some motile algae.
2. A simple visual organ of certain invertebrates, consisting of a cluster of photoreceptor cells and pigment cells.
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