Chromatophores

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001299",
  "term": "Chromatophores",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The large pigment cells of fish, amphibia, reptiles and many invertebrates which actively disperse and aggregate their pigment granules. These cells include melanophores, erythrophores, xanthophores, leucophores and iridiophores. (In algae, chromatophores refer to chloroplasts. In phototrophic bacteria chromatophores refer to membranous organelles (bacterial chromatophores).)",
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "cells",
    "pigmentation",
    "chloroplasts"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2012",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "cromatóforos"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/chromatophores/"
}