Term Name: rhabdomere
Synonyms:
Definition: The specialized microvilli-containing organelle on the apical surfaces of a photoreceptor cell containing the visual pigment rhodopsin and most of the proteins involved in phototransduction.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0016028]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: inaD signaling complex rhabdomere membrane rhabdomere microvillus subrhabdomeral cisterna
is a type of: plasma membrane bounded cell projection