abdominal 8 ventral longitudinal muscle FBbt_00058769
abdominal 8 ventral longitudinal muscle
ID: FBbt_00058769
Larva Muscle
Ventral longitudinal muscle of larval segment eight. There are four of these on each side (Campos-Ortega and Hartenstein, 1997. Along with the VA1 muscle, these follow a dorsoposterior course and insert at the base of posterior spiracle (Campos-Ortega and Hartenstein, 1997. Their contraction pulls the posterior spiracle inside (Campos-Ortega and Hartenstein, 1997. (Campos-Ortega and Hartenstein, 1997)
Open in VFB 3D Browser →Classification
- hypodermal muscle of larval abdominal 8
- posterior spiracle retractor muscle
- ventral longitudinal muscle
Alternative Names
| Synonym | Scope | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| A8 VL | exact synonym | Bate, 1993 |
| srm | exact synonym | Campos-Ortega and Hartenstein, 1985 |