in the 5 species the retinal ganglion cells project to the contralateral hypothalamus ( nucleus suprachiasmaticus ) , thalamus ( nucleus geniculatus lateralis pars ventralis , nucleus geniculatus lateralis pars dorsalis ) , pretectum ( nuclei lentiformis mesencephali , geniculatus pretectalis , postero-dorsalis griseus tectalis ) , tectum opticum ( layer 2 to layer 6 of the stratum griseum et fibrosum superficiale ) and tegmentum mesencephali ( nucleus opticus tegmenti ) .
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