FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term dorsal cibarial sense organ ID (Ontology) FBbt:00004140 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Dorsal-most cibarial sense organ near the upper end of the posterior cibarial plate of the adult pharynx, and innervated by the pharyngeal nerve. It comprises two sensilla (anterior and posterior), each containing three gustatory receptor neurons.[ FlyBase:FBrf0002274 FlyBase:FBrf0007733 FlyBase:FBrf0035962 FlyBase:FBrf0074012 FlyBase:FBrf0167539 ]
Also Known As "DCSO" ; "fulcral organ"
Comment This term corresponds to the cibarial sense organ as used by Miller in Demerec (1994) and to the fulcral organ as used by Hertweck (1931).
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adult sense organ______________
pharyngeal sense organ_________|
internal compound sense organ__|
                               cibarial sense organ
                                |__dorsal cibarial sense organ  4 rec.
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Is a cibarial sense organ
Part of posterior plate of cibarium
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