Camera-type eye specific visual ontogeny in squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana).

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Auteurs principaux: Sugimoto, Chikatoshi, Lei, Shuhan, Ao, Toru, Sakurai, Yuma, Zhang, Xiumei, Ikeda, Yuzuru
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Publié: The Journal of experimental biology 2026
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author Sugimoto, Chikatoshi
Lei, Shuhan
Ao, Toru
Sakurai, Yuma
Zhang, Xiumei
Ikeda, Yuzuru
author_facet Sugimoto, Chikatoshi
Lei, Shuhan
Ao, Toru
Sakurai, Yuma
Zhang, Xiumei
Ikeda, Yuzuru
Sugimoto, Chikatoshi
Lei, Shuhan
Ao, Toru
Sakurai, Yuma
Zhang, Xiumei
Ikeda, Yuzuru
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Camera-type eye specific visual ontogeny in squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana). Sugimoto, Chikatoshi Lei, Shuhan Ao, Toru Sakurai, Yuma Zhang, Xiumei Ikeda, Yuzuru Animals Decapodiformes Eye Vision, Ocular Visual Fields Visual Acuity The well-developed vision of vertebrates possessing camera-type eyes is rapidly established during the early phases of life. Cephalopods, a group of mollusks, possess well-developed camera-type eyes similar to those of vertebrates. Although the anatomy of the cephalopod visual system has been studied as an example of convergent evolution between vertebrates and invertebrates, knowledge of their vision and ontogeny is limited. Therefore, this study focused on the squid Sepioteuthis lessoniana to anatomically and behaviorally trace the ontogeny of vision, which includes eye anatomy, visual acuity and visual field during the 2 months post-hatching, to examine whether there are commonalities in the ontogenic features of camera-type eyes. Visual acuity estimated behaviorally rapidly increased during the first 2 weeks post-hatching, whereas visual acuity estimated anatomically increased continuously during the post-hatching phase and was accomplished by increasing the lens diameter and decreasing the density of visual cells with the thickening of the rhabdomeric layer. In contrast to the difference of the ontogenic features of visual acuity between behavioral and anatomical examination, the visual field exhibited a remarkable increase during the first week post-hatching in both examinations and this occurred along with a change in the orientation of the eyeballs in the head region. These results highlight that the common ontogenic feature of cephalopod vision is comparable to that of vertebrate vision, and indicates a specific early survival strategy in cephalopods with a short life span and no overlapping generations.
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spellingShingle Camera-type eye specific visual ontogeny in squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana).
Sugimoto, Chikatoshi
Lei, Shuhan
Ao, Toru
Sakurai, Yuma
Zhang, Xiumei
Ikeda, Yuzuru
Animals
Decapodiformes
Eye
Vision, Ocular
Visual Fields
Visual Acuity
Camera-type eye specific visual ontogeny in squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana). Sugimoto, Chikatoshi Lei, Shuhan Ao, Toru Sakurai, Yuma Zhang, Xiumei Ikeda, Yuzuru Animals Decapodiformes Eye Vision, Ocular Visual Fields Visual Acuity The well-developed vision of vertebrates possessing camera-type eyes is rapidly established during the early phases of life. Cephalopods, a group of mollusks, possess well-developed camera-type eyes similar to those of vertebrates. Although the anatomy of the cephalopod visual system has been studied as an example of convergent evolution between vertebrates and invertebrates, knowledge of their vision and ontogeny is limited. Therefore, this study focused on the squid Sepioteuthis lessoniana to anatomically and behaviorally trace the ontogeny of vision, which includes eye anatomy, visual acuity and visual field during the 2 months post-hatching, to examine whether there are commonalities in the ontogenic features of camera-type eyes. Visual acuity estimated behaviorally rapidly increased during the first 2 weeks post-hatching, whereas visual acuity estimated anatomically increased continuously during the post-hatching phase and was accomplished by increasing the lens diameter and decreasing the density of visual cells with the thickening of the rhabdomeric layer. In contrast to the difference of the ontogenic features of visual acuity between behavioral and anatomical examination, the visual field exhibited a remarkable increase during the first week post-hatching in both examinations and this occurred along with a change in the orientation of the eyeballs in the head region. These results highlight that the common ontogenic feature of cephalopod vision is comparable to that of vertebrate vision, and indicates a specific early survival strategy in cephalopods with a short life span and no overlapping generations.
title Camera-type eye specific visual ontogeny in squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana).
topic Animals
Decapodiformes
Eye
Vision, Ocular
Visual Fields
Visual Acuity
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41846508/