| Aa | Apical arm |
| Ac | Apical cantilever |
| Af | Apical finger |
| Ap | Apical palm |
| CLSM | Confocal laser scanning microscopy |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| EDS | Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy |
| FB28 | Fluorescent brightener 28 |
| IVS | Intervening space |
| J. | Junonia |
| OFP | Orange/red fluorescent protein |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
| TRP | Transient receptor potential |
| Z. | Zizeeria |