Theory of Cell Body Lensing and Phototaxis Sign Reversal in "Eyeless" Mutants of $Chlamydomonas$

Sumit Kumar Birwa, Ming Yang, Adriana I. Pesci +1

Phototaxis of many species of green algae relies upon directional sensitivity of their membrane-bound photoreceptors, which arises from the presence of a pigmented "eyespot" behind…