FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term mechanosensory sensory organ ID (Ontology) FBbt:00005156 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Any sense organ that is capable of some detection of mechanical stimulus that is part of sensory perception.
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 mechanosensory sensory organ (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
     mechanosensory sensory organ | adult stage
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     mechanosensory sensory organ | increased number
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     mechanosensory sensory organ | P-stage
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     mechanosensory sensory organ | pharate adult stage
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     mechanosensory sensory organ | somatic clone
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 |__sense organ____________
 |__mechanosensory system__|
multicellular structure    |
 |__sense organ____________|
                           mechanosensory sensory organ  6793 rec.
                            |__auditory sense organ 116 rec.
                            |   |__Johnston organ 115 rec.
                            |__chordotonal organ 667 rec.
                            |   |__abdominal 9 lateral chordotonal organ lch3/1 1 rec.
                            |   |__adult chordotonal organ(+) 172 rec.
                            |   |__chordotonal organ of prothoracic segment(+) 10 rec.
                            |   |__embryonic/larval maxillary chordotonal organ with two scolopidia 7 rec.
                            |   |__monoscolopidial chordotonal organ(+) 38 rec.
                            |   |__pentascolopidial chordotonal organ(+) 151 rec.
                            |   |__scolopidium 135 rec.
                            |   |__triscolopidial chordotonal organ(+) 20 rec.
                            |__knob in pit sensillum
                            |__mechano-chemo-sensory labral sensillum
                            |   |__mechano-chemo-sensory labral sensillum 8
                            |   |__mechano-chemo-sensory labral sensillum 9
                            |__mechanosensory chaeta 6175 rec.
                            |   |__adult abdominal mechanosensory chaeta(+) 104 rec.
                            |   |__adult epidermal F-cell of mechanosensory bristle
                            |   |__adult thoracic mechanosensory chaeta(+) 1505 rec.
                            |   |__chemosensory ventral double row bristle 2 rec.
                            |   |__chemosensory ventral triple row bristle 33 rec.
                            |   |__labellar mechanosensory bristle
                            |   |__labellar taste bristle(+) 228 rec.
                            |   |__leg mechanosensory bristle(+) 119 rec.
                            |   |__macrochaeta(+) 4546 rec.
                            |   |__maxillary palp bristle 17 rec.
                            |   |__microchaeta(+) 2090 rec.
                            |   |__wing margin mechanosensory bristle(+) 49 rec.
                            |__mechanosensory labral sensillum
                            |   |__mechanosensory labral sensillum 1
                            |   |__mechanosensory labral sensillum 2
                            |   |__mechanosensory labral sensillum 3
                            |   |__mechanosensory labral sensillum 4
                            |   |__mechanosensory labral sensillum 5
                            |   |__mechanosensory labral sensillum 6
                            |__scolopidium 135 rec.
                                |__femoral chordotonal organ scolopidium(+) 5 rec.
                                |__scolopale cell(+) 39 rec.
                                |__scolopale rod 7 rec.
                                |__scolopidial dendritic cap cell(+) 37 rec.
                                |__scolopidial ligament cell(+) 25 rec.
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