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What is a chromatophore?

What is a chromatophore? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A pigment-bearing cell or structure found in certain fish, reptiles, cephalopods, and other animals.
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The cell-wall and the chromatophore bands divide, each nucleus passes to the centre, and two new cells are formed.
There are hundreds of muscles radiating from the chromatophore.
The pigment in the chromatophore cell in the octopus causes it to change colour.
A pyrenoid lies in a fold of the chromatophore on the dorsal part.
Schmitz states that the chromatophore is thickened in the middle and contains a pyrenoid.
What do chromatophore cells in the skins of animals enable them to do?

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