Primitive eyes on this nudibranch? Expert Invert help needed.

[Newreeflady]

Hello, I need to find out if the pink spots on this nudibranch are
lightspots, a 'primative eye" of photoreceptors.
If not, I need to find a photo of a mollusk with
discernable light spots that can be published
with out paying any usage fees
NOAA photo library (http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/nerr/nerr0799.htm)

Any help on where to find this information would be great. If there are any experts here who could give a definitive answer from this picture, please contact me here, via pm, or by e-mail available in my profile.

Thanks,
Angela

[LeslieH]

No, these aren't lightspots. See this post on the Sea Slug Forum
http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=aplyhead
for an example of opistobranch "eyes". You might be able to find a suitable image on the Forum & get permission from the photographer for a scientific publication.

[Newreeflady]

Thanks, Leslie!

Angela