From: Visual ecology of the Australian lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri)
 | Rods | Cones | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | UVS | SWS | MWS | LWS |
Visual pigments | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Mean λmax of prebleach spectra (nm) | 539.8 ± 1.1 | 366.3 ± 2.2 | 479.2 ± 2.9 | 558.2 ± 4.8 | 623.2 ± 3.3 |
λmax of mean prebleach spectrum (nm) | 539.7 | 366.5 | 478.8 | 558.5 | 623.6 |
Mean λmax of difference spectra (nm) | 542.9 ± 1.4 | 367.6 ± 2.1 | 480.5 ± 4.0 | 558.8 ± 4.4 | 623.4 ± 2.3 |
λmax of mean difference spectrum (nm) | 542.8 | 367.6 | 479.1 | 557.7 | 623.3 |
Mean transverse (decadic) absorbance at λmax of difference spectrum | 0.137 ± 0.029 | 0.023 ± 0.004 | 0.023 ± 0.007 | 0.037 ± 0.010 | 0.037 ± 0.010 |
Mean outer segment length (μm) | 31.7 ± 4.7 | 5.2 ± 1.6 | 8.0 ± 3.3 | 8.3 ± 1.5 | 8.3 ± 1.9 |
Mean outer segment tip diameter (μm) | - | 1.8 ± 0.3 | 2.7 ± 0.9 | 2.5 ± 0.7 | 2.8 ± 1.0 |
Mean outer segment base diameter (μm) | 11.1 ± 1.9 | 3.4 ± 0.7 | 4.7 ± 1.0 | 4.1 ± 1.4 | 5.3 ± 1.8 |
Number of cells used in analysis (measured) | 32 (34) | 3 (5) | 9 (18) | 11 (19) | 15 (22) |
Spectral filters | Â | C | C | E/P | R |
Oil droplet diameter (μm) | - | 2.8 ± 0.8 | 4.1 ± 1.9 | - | a12.6 ± 3.4 j9.1 ± 1.6 |
Ellipsoid diameter (μm) | - | - | - | a5.9 ± 0.7 j6.0 ± 1.4 | - |
Ellipsoid length (μm) | - | - | - | a7.5 ± 1.7 j8.8 ± 2.2 | - |
Paraboloid diameter (μm) | - | - | - | a8.7 ± 1.0 | - |
Paraboloid length (μm) | - | - | - | a9.2 ± 1.3 | - |
Mean λcut of absorptance spectra (nm) | - | - | - | Ea534.3 ± 3.6 Ej503.2 ± 8.8 Pa505.3 ± 4.8 | a590.8 ± 5.0 j560.1 ± 8.7 |
λcut of mean absorptance spectrum (nm) | - | - | - | Ea534.1 Ej500.5 Pa507.3 | a590.2 j558.8 |
Mean λmid of absorptance spectra (nm) | - | - | - | Ea555.6 ± 3.1 Ej537.7 ± 17.7 Pa535.4 ± 3.5 | a622.8 ± 7.3 j581.4 ± 9.9 |
λmid of mean absorptance spectrum (nm) | - | - | - | Ea555.7 Ej534.8 Pa536.3 | a 622.9 j582.6 |
Mean maximum transverse absorptance | - | < 0.08 | < 0.08 | Ea097 ± 0.03 Ej0.33 ± 0.05 Pa0.32 ± 0.22 | a0.96 ± 0.05 j0.94 ± 0.09 |
Number of cells used in analysis | - | 5 | 17 | Ea10; Ej8; Pa9 | a10; j16 |