FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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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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sensory system
 |__sense organ__________
multicellular structure  |
 |__sense organ__________|
 |__cell cluster organ___|
                         sensillum  16698 rec.
                          |__adult sensillum 9894 rec.
                          |   |__adult abdominal sensillum(+) 225 rec.
                          |   |__adult head sensillum(+) 7232 rec.
                          |   |__adult thoracic sensillum(+) 2729 rec.
                          |   |__microchaeta(+) 2090 rec.
                          |__external sensillum 16280 rec.
                          |   |__abdominal 11 anal tuft 11 rec.
                          |   |__buccal tree
                          |   |__dorsal organ base sensillum
                          |   |__dorsal organ dome sensillum
                          |   |__eo-type sensillum(+) 11694 rec.
                          |   |__labial organ sensillum(+)
                          |   |__mesothoracic tibial sense organ 1 rec.
                          |   |__metathoracic tibial sense organ 1 rec.
                          |   |__ocellus(+) 469 rec.
                          |   |__ommatidium(+) 5757 rec.
                          |   |__pit sensillum(+) 1 rec.
                          |   |__prothoracic tibial sense organ 1 rec.
                          |   |__spot sensillum(+) 1 rec.
                          |   |__ventral organ sensillum(+)
                          |__head sensillum 7396 rec.
                          |   |__adult head sensillum(+) 7232 rec.
                          |   |__embryonic/larval head sensillum(+) 244 rec.
                          |   |__labial sensillum(+) 245 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 480 rec.
                              |__embryonic/larval foregut sensillum(+) 9 rec.
                              |__embryonic/larval head sensillum(+) 244 rec.
                              |__embryonic/larval thoracic sensillum(+) 214 rec.
                              |__larval abdominal sensillum(+) 44 rec.
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