FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term sensillum ID (Ontology) FBbt:00007152 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition A sense organ embedded in the integument and consisting of one or a cluster of sensory neurons and associated sensory structures, support cells and glial cells forming a single organized unit with a largely bona fide boundary.[ FlyBase:FBrf0111704 ]
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 |__sense organ_________
 |__cell cluster organ__|
                        sensillum  16640 rec.
                         |__adult sensillum 9835 rec.
                         |   |__adult abdominal sensillum(+) 225 rec.
                         |   |__adult head sensillum(+) 7179 rec.
                         |   |__adult thoracic sensillum(+) 2722 rec.
                         |   |__microchaeta(+) 2082 rec.
                         |__external sensillum 16244 rec.
                         |   |__abdominal 11 anal tuft 11 rec.
                         |   |__buccal tree
                         |   |__dorsal organ base sensillum
                         |   |__dorsal organ dome sensillum
                         |   |__eo-type sensillum(+) 11659 rec.
                         |   |__labial organ sensillum(+)
                         |   |__mesothoracic tibial sense organ 1 rec.
                         |   |__metathoracic tibial sense organ 1 rec.
                         |   |__ocellus(+) 469 rec.
                         |   |__ommatidium(+) 5748 rec.
                         |   |__pit sensillum(+) 1 rec.
                         |   |__prothoracic tibial sense organ 1 rec.
                         |   |__spot sensillum(+) 1 rec.
                         |   |__ventral organ sensillum(+)
                         |__head sensillum 7343 rec.
                         |   |__adult head sensillum(+) 7179 rec.
                         |   |__embryonic/larval head sensillum(+) 244 rec.
                         |   |__labial sensillum(+) 233 rec.
                         |__internal sensillum 369 rec.
                         |   |__anterior sensillum of dorsal cibarial sense organ
                         |   |__anteroventral group sensillum(+)
                         |   |__Bolwig organ 221 rec.
                         |   |__distal sensillum of ventral cibarial sense organ
                         |   |__dorsal pharyngeal sensillum(+) 4 rec.
                         |   |__dorsopharyngeal organ 6 rec.
                         |   |__eyelet 9 rec.
                         |   |__laterohypopharyngeal organ 2 rec.
                         |   |__middle sensillum of ventral cibarial sense organ
                         |   |__papilla organ 4 rec.
                         |   |__posteriolateral sensillum V4
                         |   |__posterior sensillum of dorsal cibarial sense organ
                         |   |__proximal sensillum of ventral cibarial sense organ
                         |   |__scolopidium(+) 135 rec.
                         |__larval sensillum 484 rec.
                             |__embryonic/larval foregut sensillum(+) 9 rec.
                             |__embryonic/larval head sensillum(+) 244 rec.
                             |__embryonic/larval thoracic sensillum(+) 218 rec.
                             |__larval abdominal sensillum(+) 44 rec.
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UBERON:0002536