Journal of Helminthology

Table of Contents - 1966 - Volume 40, Issue 1-2  

Research Papers

A Contribution to the Light Sensitivity of the “Chromatrope” of Mermis subnigrescens

N. A. Crolla1

a1 Department of Zoology and Applied Entomology, Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London

In the limited period available Mermis was found to be influenced by light, in activity, orientation and oviposition. The peak would appear to be in green light, with a peak at 540µ, corresponding closely to the β absorption band of Mermis oxyhaemoglobin.