Term Name: tapetum lucidum of camera-type eye
Synonyms: tapeta lucida, tapetum lucidum, tapis luisant@fr
Definition: A layer of tissue in the eye of many vertebrate animals, that lies immediately behind or sometimes within the retina. It reflects visible light back through the retina, increasing the light available to the photoreceptors
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0004868]

Relationships
is part of: eyeball of camera-type eye
is a type of: ectoderm-derived structure tapetum
has subtype: choroid tapetum lucidum retinal tapetum lucidum