title: Vision in Plants via Plant-Specific Ocelli?
abstract: Although plants are sessile organisms, almost all of their organs move in space and thus require plant-specific senses to find their proper place with respect to their neighbours. Here we discuss recent studies suggesting that plants are able to sense shapes and colours via plant-specific ocelli.
authors.affiliation: University of Bonn, IZMB, Kirschallee 1, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
authors.forename: Frantisek
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Baluška
authors.affiliation: University of Firenze, LINV, DISPAA, viale delle Idee 30, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence 50019, Italy. Electronic address: stefano.mancuso@unifi.it.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mancuso
mesh_terms: D010858:Pigmentation / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D018521:Plant Physiological Phenomena; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000382:microbiology
keywords: algae; bacteria; ocelli; plants; vision.