canal neuromast
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neuromast — a sensory cell with a hair like process capable of detecting motion or vibrations in the water. The hair is sheathed in a gelatinous cupula terminalis. May be located in a series as a lateral line, either exposed on the skin or enclosed in a tube … Dictionary of ichthyology
free neuromast — sense organs found in the epidermis. See also canal neuromasts and small pit organs. Also called superficial neuromasts and large pit organs … Dictionary of ichthyology
superficial neuromast — sense organs found in the epidermis. See also canal neuromasts and small pit organs. Also called free neuromasts or large pit organs … Dictionary of ichthyology
mechanoreception — See mechanoreceptor. * * * Ability to detect and respond to mechanical stimuli in one s environment. A slight deformation of a mechanoreceptive neuron causes an electric charge at its surface, activating a response. Mechanoreceptors in pain spots … Universalium
crista quarta — macula neglecta (a sensory structure located in Teleostomi in the utriculus of the inner ear near the opening of the ampulla of the posterior vertical semicircular canal, in selachians within a duct (posterior canal duct) through which the… … Dictionary of ichthyology
macula neglecta — a sensory structure located in Teleostomi in the utriculus of the inner ear near the opening of the ampulla of the posterior vertical semicircular canal, in selachians within a duct (posterior canal duct) through which the posterior vertical… … Dictionary of ichthyology
papilla neglecta — macula neglecta (macula neglecta a sensory structure located in Teleostomi in the utriculus of the inner ear near the opening of the ampulla of the posterior vertical semicircular canal, in selachians within a duct (posterior canal duct) through… … Dictionary of ichthyology
Craniata — For the class of brachiopods, see Craniforma. Craniata Temporal range: Early Cambrian Recent … Wikipedia
large pit organ — free or superficial neuromast (sense organs found in the epidermis. See also canal neuromasts, and small pit organs) … Dictionary of ichthyology
pit organ — a neuromast set in a small depression in the skin, not enclosed in a lateral line canal … Dictionary of ichthyology
