1. Morphology of Some Rostrum Receptors in Dysdercus spp
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S. Henstra and L.M. Schoonhoven
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animal structures ,Morphology (linguistics) ,food.ingredient ,Rostrum ,Anatomy ,respiratory system ,Biology ,Dysdercus ,food ,nervous system ,Animal Science and Zoology ,sense organs ,Receptor ,Sensillum - Abstract
The rostrum tip of Dysdercus spp. bears on each side 13 sensilla. They include 10 sensilla basiconica, innervated by 3-5 neurons, one small sensillum basiconicum (innervated by two dendrites), one sensillum basiconicum with a sharp tip (innervated by three neurons) and one sensillum trichodeum (innervated by two neurons). The microstructure of the sensilla basconica indicates a contact chemoreceptive function; this conclusion is supported by preliminary electrophysiological evidence.
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- 1971
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