Bolwig organ FBbt_00005805
Bolwig organ
ID: FBbt_00005805
Larva Nervous system Sense organ Visual system
Visual organ of the larva that is anchored to the basal surface of the thin epithelium of the dorsal pouch, lateral to the musculature of the pharynx (Green et al., 1993; Hartenstein et al., 2019. It consists of a dense cluster of approximately 12 photoreceptor neurons and no support cells (Green et al., 1993; Hartenstein et al., 2019. It is connected to the brain via the Bolwig nerve (Green et al., 1993. (Green et al., 1993, Hartenstein et al., 2019, Campos-Ortega and Hartenstein, 1997)
Location in ocular segment on basis of FBrf0075072.
Open in VFB 3D Browser →Classification
- anterior ectoderm derivative
- embryonic/larval head sensillum
- internal sensillum
- larval ocular segment sense organ
- photoreceptor
Relationships
- capable of: detection of light stimulus involved in visual perception
- develops from: Bolwig organ primordium
- is part of: late embryo
Alternative Names
| Synonym | Scope | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| larval Bolwig’s organ | exact synonym | |
| embryonic Bolwig’s organ | exact synonym | |
| embryonic visual system | exact synonym | |
| Bolwig’s organ | exact synonym | |
| larval eye | exact synonym | Keene et al., 2011 |
| dorsocaudal pharyngeal sense organ | related synonym | |
| stemmata organ | exact synonym | Hartenstein, 1988 |
Neurons with some part in Bolwig organ (3 total)
| Thumbnail | Name | Tags |
|---|---|---|
 | Rh5 photoreceptor of Bolwig organ | Cholinergic, Larva, Nervous_system, Sensory_neuron, Visual_system |
 | Rh6 photoreceptor of Bolwig organ | Cholinergic, Larva, Nervous_system, Sensory_neuron, Visual_system |
| photoreceptor cell of Bolwig organ | Cholinergic, Larva, Nervous_system, Sensory_neuron, Visual_system |