organs is the chordotonal organs, with the scolopidia usually lying just under the exoskeleton. Scolopidia may be located within: the subgenual organ:...
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It consists of scolopidia arrayed in a bowl shape, each of which contains a mechanosensory chordotonal neuron. The number of scolopidia varies between...
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most insects. The function of the organ is performed by aggregations of scolopidia, the unit mechanoreceptor in invertebrates. The organ is thought to be...
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crustaceans. They are located at most joints and are made up of clusters of scolopidia that either directly or indirectly connect two joints and sense their...
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collections of sensory cells sensitive to vibration (these cells are called scolopidia cells). Their cells are attached to the tube in the legs of the insects...
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