Cornea regeneration in the Pacific giant octopus, Octopus dofleini, and the common octopus, O. vulgaris.
Cornea regeneration in a Pacific giant octopus, Octopus dofleini, occurred within 10 days after the injury was observed. Surgical removal of the cornea in a common octopi, O. vulgaris experimentally duplicated this cornea regeneration within a 10-day period. It is, therefore, concluded that besides sucking discs, arms, and nerve fibres, octopi can also regenerate corneal tissue.
D000818:Animals; D003315:Cornea / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D049831:Octopodiformes / Q000502:physiology*; D012038:Regeneration