Photoreceptor
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Photoreceptor can refer to:
In anatomy/cell biology: Photoreceptor cell, a photosensitive cell in the retina of vertebrate eyes Simple eye in invertebrates (Ocellus), photoreceptor organ ("simple eye") of invertebrates often composed of a few sensory cells and a single lens Eyespot apparatus (microbial photoreceptor), the photoreceptor organelle of a unicellular organism that allows for phototaxis
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