intermediate labellar taste bristle I-a [FBbt_00048164]

intermediate labellar taste bristle I-a

ID: FBbt_00048164

Intermediate (bitter-sensitive) labellar taste bristle that detects a narrow range of bitter stimuli, with greater responses to denatonium benzoate, berberine chloride, lobeline hydrochloride, sparteine sulfate salt and escin (Weiss et al., 2011). These are found on the anterior half of the labellum (Weiss et al., 2011).

Existence, identity and nomenclature of particular sensilla may not correspond between studies.