pseudotrachea [FBbt_00004164]

Open channel that extends from the dorsal medial region of the labellum, pointing slightly around the outside of each half of the labellum. The pseudotrachea is kept open by narrow, somewhat variably shaped, transverse, sclerotised bands, the ends of which are free from the derm. There are 6 of these per palpus, conducting food to the tip of the labrum.

pseudotrachea

ID: FBbt_00004164

Adult Anatomy

Open channel that extends from the dorsal medial region of the labellum, pointing slightly around the outside of each half of the labellum. The pseudotrachea is kept open by narrow, somewhat variably shaped, transverse, sclerotised bands, the ends of which are free from the derm. There are 6 of these per palpus, conducting food to the tip of the labrum.

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## Classification

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Alternative Names

Synonym Scope Reference
pseudotracheal ridge exact synonym Shyamala and Chopra, 1999
pseudotracheal row exact synonym

Expression patterns overlapping pseudotrachea (2 total)

Thumbnail Name Tags
P{GawB}SG34.1 expression pattern Expression_pattern
P{lacW}Mvl[97f] expression pattern Expression_pattern

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