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epiphysial apparatus
(English) Consists of two median dorsal projections from the diencephalon - an anterior parietal body and a posterior pineal body or epiphysis. These bodies are light sensitive and influence the melanophores and the behavior of the animal. (See also: diencephalon, melanophore)

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