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Extensive opsin gene expansion and non-cerebral origin of the minimalist eye in a model tardigrade
Soumi Dutta, Vladimir Gross, Lars Hering…·Georg Mayer
The paper identifies an extensive opsin gene expansion in the tardigrade Hypsibius exemplaris, revealing a minimalist eye structure with non-cerebral origin and diverse non-visual photoreceptor functions.
DOI 10.64898/2026.04.15.718617