anterior spiracular gland [FBbt_00000409]
A mass of about 30-50 polytene cells located in the protrusion of the prothoracic segment that houses the anterior spiracle of the larva. During the second instar, it is linked by ducts to the lobes of the anterior spiracle. (Whitten, 1980, Manning and Krasnow, 1993)
anterior spiracular gland
ID: FBbt_00000409
Anatomy Larva
A mass of about 30-50 polytene cells located in the protrusion of the prothoracic segment that houses the anterior spiracle of the larva. During the second instar, it is linked by ducts to the lobes of the anterior spiracle. (Whitten, 1980, Manning and Krasnow, 1993)
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- is part of: embryonic/larval anterior spiracle
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