MeVPLp2 [FBbt_20007601]

Adult neuron with its soma lateral to the anterior ventrolateral protocerebrum (Schlegel et al., 2024; Dorkenwald et al., 2024). It receives most of its input in the ipsilateral medulla layer M10, from around 100 columns, and a smaller amount in M8 (Nern et al., 2025). It sends output to the contralateral lobula plate, mainly in layers 2 and 3, in around 40 columns (Nern et al., 2025). It does not have arbors in the central brain (Schlegel et al., 2024; Dorkenwald et al., 2024). There is one of these cells per hemisphere (Nern et al., 2025).

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MeVPLp2

ID: FBbt_20007601

Adult Nervous system Neuron Visual system

Cell type from Schlegel et al. (2024), based on FlyWire v783 (FAFB) data (Dorkenwald et al., 2024; Schlegel et al., 2024), identified at light level by Nern et al. (2025). Soma location is based on the closest annotated neuropil region in FlyWire.

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## Classification

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bearer of: bilateral
has soma location: cell body rind of adult ventrolateral protocerebrum
receives synaptic input in region: medulla layer M10, medulla layer M8
sends synaptic output to region: lobula plate layer 2, lobula plate layer 3

Alternative Names

Synonym	Scope	Reference
LPT55	exact synonym	Zhao et al., 2023
MeVPLp2	exact synonym	Nern et al., 2025
MeLp2	exact synonym	Bates et al., 2025
MeVPLp2	exact synonym	Berg et al., 2025
adult MeLp2 neuron	exact synonym
MeLp2	exact synonym	Schlegel et al., 2024
LPT55	exact synonym

List all available images of MeVPLp2 (7 total)

Thumbnail	Name	Tags
	ME.LOP.2	Nervous_system, Glutamatergic, Adult, Visual_system
	ME.LOP.2	Nervous_system, Glutamatergic, Adult, Visual_system
	ME.LOP.3	Nervous_system, Neuron, Adult, Visual_system
	MeVPLp2_L (MaleCNS:11641)	Nervous_system, Glutamatergic, Visual_system, Adult
	MeVPLp2_R (MaleCNS:11684)	Nervous_system, Glutamatergic, Visual_system, Adult