larval labial organ

ID: FBbt_00002720

Larva Nervous system Sense organ

Compound external sense organ of the late embryo or larva that is located in the lower lip of the external opening of the atrium (Campos-Ortega and Hartenstein, 1997; Richter et al., 2024). It consists of 3 sensilla, one with 3 neurons and the others with one each (Campos-Ortega and Hartenstein, 1997. Neurons of the labial organ and ventral pharyngeal sense organ form a large cluster flanking the salivary duct (Campos-Ortega and Hartenstein, 1997. (Kankel et al., 1980, Campos-Ortega and Hartenstein, 1997)

Richter et al. (2024) only find the two mono-innervated sensilla on the external larva.

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lower lip sense organexact synonym
lboexact synonymCampos-Ortega and Hartenstein, 1997
embryonic/larval labial organexact synonym

Parts of larval labial organ (4 total)

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labial organ sensillumLarva, Nervous_system, Sense_organ
labial sensillum 1Larva, Nervous_system, Sense_organ
labial sensillum 2Larva, Nervous_system, Sense_organ
labial sensillum 3Larva, Nervous_system, Sense_organ

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