#photopigment a special pigment found in the rods and cones of the retina
supertype: pigment dry coloring matter (especially an insoluble powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint etc)
subtype: iodopsin a violet photopigment in the retinal cones of the eyes of most vertebrates; plays a role in daylight vision
subtype: visual_purple__rhodopsin__retinal_purple__retinalpurple a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light
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