FeCO [FBbt_00048051]

Mechanosensory neuron that innervates a scolopidium of a femoral chordotonal organ. Each scolopidium is innervated by two such neurons (Shanbhag et al., 1992; Kuan et al., 2020). There are around 135 per leg and they project through the leg nerve to the ventral nerve cord, with a small minority (3-4) continuing to the brain (Mamiya et al., 2018; Phelps et al., 2021). They are cholinergic proprioceptive sensory neurons (Mamiya et al., 2018; Agrawal et al., 2020).

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FeCO

ID: FBbt_00048051

Adult Cholinergic Mechanosensory system Nervous system Proprioceptive system Sensory neuron

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## Classification

Relationships

fasciculates with: adult leg nerve
has sensory dendrite in: femoral chordotonal organ

Alternative Names

Synonym	Scope	Reference
FeCO	exact synonym	Mamiya et al., 2018
FeCO neuron	exact synonym	Mamiya et al., 2018

Subclasses of FeCO (31 total)

Thumbnail	Name	Tags
	metathoracic femoral chordotonal claw extension neuron	Adult, Cholinergic, Mechanosensory_system, Nervous_system, Proprioceptive_system, Sensory_neuron
	metathoracic femoral chordotonal claw neuron	Adult, Cholinergic, Mechanosensory_system, Nervous_system, Proprioceptive_system, Sensory_neuron
	metathoracic femoral chordotonal hook neuron	Adult, Cholinergic, Mechanosensory_system, Nervous_system, Proprioceptive_system, Sensory_neuron
	prothoracic femoral chordotonal hook extension neuron	Adult, Cholinergic, Mechanosensory_system, Nervous_system, Proprioceptive_system, Sensory_neuron
	prothoracic femoral chordotonal hook flexion neuron	Adult, Cholinergic, Mechanosensory_system, Nervous_system, Proprioceptive_system, Sensory_neuron