In animals, opsins and cryptochromes are major protein families that transduce light signals
when bound to light-absorbing chromophores. Opsins are involved in various light …

Haliclystus “sanjuanensis” nomen nudum is the most common staurozoan on the west coast
of the United States and Canada. This species was described in the MS Thesis by …

In nearly all animals, light‐sensing mediated by opsin visual pigments is important for
survival and reproduction. Eyeless light‐sensing systems, though vital for many animals …

Introduction Many marine organisms have a biphasic life cycle that transitions between a
swimming larva with a more sedentary adult form. At the end of the first phase, larvae must …

Opsins play a key role in the ability to sense light both in image-forming vision and in non-
visual photoreception (NVP). These modalities, in most animal phyla, share the …

Camera-type eyes in vertebrates and invertebrates are striking examples of parallel
evolution of a complex structure. Comparisons between such structures can help to deduce …

The silkworm Bombyx mori exhibits a photoperiodic response (PR) for embryonic diapause
induction. This article provides a comprehensive review of literature on the silkworm PR …

Quantum phenomena can be identified in different forms in organisms, ranging from the
exploitation of light photons for information processes or energy conversion over …

In nearly all animals, light sensing mediated by opsin visual pigments is important for
survival and reproduction. Eyeless light-sensing systems, though vital for many animals …

Methods: Genomic annotations combined with phylogenetic analysis show great variation of
opsin abundance among pteriomorphian bivalves, including surprisingly high genomic …