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Chromatophore
Chromatophores
are
pigment
-containing and light-reflecting
cells
, or groups of cells, found in a wide range of animals including
amphibians
,
fish
,
reptiles
,
crustaceans
and
cephalopods
.
Mammals
and
birds
, in contrast, have a class of cells called
melanocytes
for
coloration
.
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