Sensory Structures on the Antenniform Legs of Whip Spider, Phrynichus phipsoni (Arachnida, Amblypygi), from the Indian State of Goa: Scanning Electron Microscopic Elucidation: Sensory assembly on the whip of Phrynichus phipsoni

• Дата: 2023
• Автори: Borkar, M. R., Quadros D'Sa , V., Sail , P., Lizanne, M. A. C.
• Формат: Стаття
• Мова: English
• Опубліковано: Publishing House "Akademperiodyka" of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2023
• Теми: sensory structures; antenniform legs; whip spider; electron microscope
• Онлайн доступ: https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/521
• Назва журналу: Journal Zoodiversity

Amblypygi have a tropical and sub-tropical distribution and their first of the four pairs of legs, is modified as feelers. Their activity period and dark habitats render visual cues ineffective and they rely on non-visual sensory perception. There is agreement among researchers that the whip spiders...