dichoptic

Classification · Identification · See Also

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

No Taxon (Glossary --use Taxonomy, then Info tabs to view entries)

No Taxon (D)

No Taxon dichoptic

Identification

dichoptic adjective - condition where the compound eyes (oculi) are separate medially, compare holoptic. In many flies (diptera), the eyes of the male are holoptic and those of the female in the same species are dichoptic.

See Also

oculus

holoptic

Contributed by Cotinis on 6 November, 2007 - 9:34am

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