In biology, pseudoculus (plural pseudoculi, from Greek ψεύδος 'false' and Latin oculus 'eye') is the name applied to various eye-like structures which are nevertheless not eyes. Amongst the organisms possessing pseudoculi are Protura, in which their function is not well-known,1 and Pauropoda, whose organs are vibration-sensitive.2
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- "pseudoculus". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 22 June 2013.