klinotaxis

Japanese: klinotaxis
klinotaxis

...The maggot swings the front end of its body from side to side, compares the brightness it perceives when swinging to the left and right, and adjusts its direction so that the brightness is the same when swinging to the left and right, moving away from the light source. This type of taxis is called klinotaxis. The positive phototaxis that causes the photosynthetic protozoan Euglena to gather in the presence of light is also klinotaxis. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "klinotaxis" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ウジは体の前端を左右に振り,左側へ振ったときと右側へ振ったときとに感じた明るさを比較して,両者が同じになるように向きを調整しながら光源から遠ざかってゆく。このような機構による走性をクリノタクシスklinotaxis(屈曲走性)という。光合成を行う原生動物ミドリムシが,光のあるところに集まる正の光走性も,クリノタクシスである。…

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