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Phototaxis

Phototaxis is a kind of taxis, or locomotory movement, that occurs when a whole organism moves towards or away from a stimulus of light. This is advantageous for phototrophic organisms as they can orient themselves most efficiently to receive light for photosynthesis. Phototaxis is called positive if the movement is in the direction of increasing light…

Phototaxis in bacteria and archea, Phototaxis in protists & Phototaxis in invertebrates

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Phototaxis in bacteria and archea

BacteriaProkaryotesArcheaScotophobiaFlagella
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Phototaxis in protists

ProtistsEukaryotesSignallingIon currentsAdenylyl cyclases
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Phototaxis in invertebrates

JellyfishPolyorchisSimple eyespotsSymbioticZooxanthellae
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Light based vertical movement

BrightnessWeatherWavelengthUVPhotopigments
9 related topics

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Phototaxis in bacteria and archea

Phototaxis in protists

Phototaxis in invertebrates

Relation to magnetic fields

Light based vertical movement

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Phototaxis

Nodes115
Edges114
Triples50
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.017391
Components1

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Phototaxis

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related to Phototaxis in protists · 9
Phototaxis → Amoebozoa, Both, Eukaryotes, G-proteins, However, Signalling, Some, The, Three-dimensional
related to Jellyfish · 7
Phototaxis → In, Jellyfish, Many, Polyorchis, Positive, The, This
related to Marine ragworm · 7
Phototaxis → Both Platynereis, Go-opsin, Platynereis, The, These, This, Two
related to Insects · 6
Phototaxis → Artificial, Drosophila, Evidence, In, Positive, This
related to Phototaxis in bacteria and archea · 4
Phototaxis → Entering, The, This, Two
related to Relation to magnetic fields · 4
Phototaxis → Drosophila, In, This, Under
is a · 2
Phototaxis → biased random walk, kind of taxis

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light larvae positive prokaryotes direction bacteria two response swimming negative also cells intensity movement insects photoreceptor cell phototactic motility responses

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Phototaxisis akind of taxis0.90text
Phototaxisis abiased random walk0.90text
a phototrophic biofilminstance ofWithin a complex and heterogeneous environment0.80text
many factors crucial for growth could vary dramatically even within the limited region that a single motile cell could exploreinstance ofWithin a complex and heterogeneous environment0.80text
those from the genus Polyorchisinstance ofPhototaxis in invertebratesJellyfishPositive and negative phototaxis can be found in several species of jellyfish0.80text
the sun to maximize their light-exposure for efficient photosynthesisinstance ofand moves them toward light sources0.80text
mothsinstance ofThe direction where the light is coming from is indicated by white bars.InsectsPositive phototaxis can be found in many flying insects0.80text
grasshoppersinstance ofThe direction where the light is coming from is indicated by white bars.InsectsPositive phototaxis can be found in many flying insects0.80text
and fliesinstance ofThe direction where the light is coming from is indicated by white bars.InsectsPositive phototaxis can be found in many flying insects0.80text
those from the genus Polyorchisinstance ofJellyfishPositive and negative phototaxis can be found in several species of jellyfish0.80text
mothsinstance ofInsectsPositive phototaxis can be found in many flying insects0.80text
grasshoppersinstance ofInsectsPositive phototaxis can be found in many flying insects0.80text

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