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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In sponges, the shaft of a cladose rhabdus, bearing the cladome.
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I must also note that the functions of acting as a light guide more below and using pigment to shield photoreceptors are also present in the cephalopod eye…only by shifting pigments in supporting cells that surround the rhabdome, rather than in a solid RPE.
More creationist misconceptions about the eye - The Panda's Thumb 2010
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