antennal basiconic sensillum ab2 FBbt_00067002

antennal basiconic sensillum ab2

ID: FBbt_00067002

Large olfactory basiconic sensillum of the antenna that houses the dendrites of two highly-branched olfactory receptor neurons (Shanbhag et al., 1999, expressing Or59b and Or85a (Couto et al., 2005; Grabe et al., 2016. It has a pore size of about 50 nm and a pore density of about 19 pores per square micrometer (Shanbhag et al., 1999. There are more of these sensilla in females than males (Shanbhag et al., 1999; Grabe et al, 2016). (Couto et al., 2005, Grabe et al., 2016, Shanbhag et al., 1999)

Corresponds to LB-I of Shanbhag et al., 1999 based on number of neurons and increased number present in female than male.