CHROMATOPHORES
\kɹˈə͡ʊmɐtˌɒfɔːz], \kɹˈəʊmɐtˌɒfɔːz], \k_ɹ_ˈəʊ_m_ɐ_t_ˌɒ_f_ɔː_z]\
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The large pigment cells of fish, amphibia, reptiles and many invertebrates which actively disperse and aggregate their pigment granules. These cells include MELANOPHORES, erythrophores, xanthophores, leucophores and iridiophores. (In algae, chromatophores refer to CHLOROPLASTS. In phototrophic bacteria chromatophores refer to membranous organelles (BACTERIAL CHROMATOPHORES.)
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