interommatidial bristle FBbt_00004133
interommatidial bristle
ID: FBbt_00004133
Adult Mechanosensory system Nervous system Sense organ Visual system
Small mechanosensory hair found between ommatidia of the adult eye (Ready et al., 1976. There are around 600-650 of these per eye (Eichler et al., 2024 and they are usually found at the anterior ends of each of the two horizontal faces of each (hexagonal) ommatidium (Ready et al., 1976. Their placement is less regular towards the anterior region of the eye and they are not usually found around the edges of the eye (Ready et al., 1976. (Eichler et al., 2024, Ready et al., 1976, Wolff and Ready, 1993)
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- is part of: eye
Alternative Names
| Synonym | Scope | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| InOm bristle | exact synonym | Eichler et al., 2024 |
| interfacetal bristle | exact synonym | |
| eye bristle | exact synonym | Hampel et al., 2017 |