Evolution of crab eye structures and the utility of ommatidia morphology in resolving phylogeny
J. Luque, W. T. Allison, H. D. Bracken-Grissom, K. M. Jenkins, A. R. Palmer, M. L. Porter, J. M. Wolfe
This study investigates the phylogenetic utility of compound eye structures in crabs, finding that eye type distribution supports a paraphyletic podotreme grade and highlights the evolution of visual systems.
bioRxiv · Oct 7, 2019 · PreprintPaleontology