labial papilla
labial papilla
[′lā·bē·əl pə′pil·ə] (invertebrate zoology)
Any of the sensory bristles around the mouth of many nematodes; they are jointed projections of the cuticle.
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Labial papilla E with 5 guard seta-like projections, lateral appendage short, not reaching tip of papilla.
III sensory organ; chaeta d0 on head absent; maxillary palp without sublobal hair; 1 guard chaeta on
labial papilla E, chaetae in distal row of tibiotarsi as 7.
(16) Tip of Ant III, showing the special chaetae or sensillae; (17) Tip of Ant IV; (18) Labrum, showing prelabral and labral chaetae, and labral papillae; (19) Terminal chaeta of
labial papilla E; (20) Female genital plate; (21) Claw of foreleg; (22) Claw of medial leg; (23) Claw of hind leg.
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