FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term mechanosensory fruitless neuron of male terminalia sensillum ID (Ontology) FBbt:00052240 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Fruitless-expressing neuron that innervates a sensillum of the male terminalia. Neurons of this type can be found innervating (at least) the epandrial ventral lobe bristles, the cercal bristles, and the surstylar teeth (Jois et al., 2022).[ FlyBase:FBrf0253219 ]
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sensory organ cell                                      |
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male-specific neuron                                    |
 |__mechanosensory neuron of male terminalia sensillum__|
adult mechanosensory neuron                             |
 |__mechanosensory neuron of male terminalia sensillum__|
adult PNS neuron                                        |
 |__mechanosensory neuron of male terminalia sensillum__|
                                                        mechanosensory fruitless neuron of male terminalia sensillum
                                                         |__mechanosensory fruitless neuron of cercal bristle
                                                         |__mechanosensory fruitless neuron of epandrial ventral lobe bristle
                                                         |__mechanosensory fruitless neuron of surstylar tooth
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VFB:FBbt_00052240