Visual organ of the larva. It consists of a dense cluster of 12 ciliated photoreceptor neurons. [ FlyBase:FBrf0089570 ]
Synonyms: embryonic Bolwig's organ larval Bolwig's organ embryonic visual system Bolwig's organ
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Term information
Term relations
Subclass of:
- eye
- insect embryonic/larval ocular segment sensillum
- insect internal sensillum
- insect embryonic/larval head sensillum
- ectoderm-derived structure
- part of some late embryo
- develops from some insect Bolwig organ primordium
- capable of some detection of light stimulus involved in visual perception
- part of some insect larval ocular segment