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Ocellus

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-019343

An eye-like spot, usually surrounded with a ring of a lighter color, e.g. the ocellus toward the caudal peduncle of some butterflyfish. It may function to deflect attacks to the eyes in agonistic encounters.Ocelli are also present in other animal groups, especially insects.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-019343
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNOAA Coral Reef Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-019343",
  "term": "Ocellus",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "An eye-like spot, usually surrounded with a ring of a lighter color, e.g. the ocellus toward the caudal peduncle of some butterflyfish. It may function to deflect attacks to the eyes in agonistic encounters.Ocelli are also present in other animal groups, especially insects.",
  "references": [
    "NOAA Coral Reef Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/ocellus/"
}

Record 19,343 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.