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. 2016 Feb 3;6:20259. doi: 10.1038/srep20259

Table 3. DNs characterized in insects.

  Neuron Species
PENP
 1 Group I flip flopping DNs6,7,60,87 Bombyx mori
 2 Fru + aDT888 Drosophila melanogaster
AVLP
 3 Octopaminergic neurons (OA-VL1, OA-VL2)55 Drosophila melanogaster
AOTU
 4 Group II flip flopping DNs6,7,60,87 Bombyx mori
 5 DBNi5-1-194 Gryllus bimaculatus
 6 DBNi5n-14 Gryllus bimaculatus
 7 DBNc5-44 Gryllus bimaculatus
 8 DBNc5-54 Gryllus bimaculatus
PI
 9 Polarization sensitive contra DN11 Schistocerca gregaria
 10 D3, D42 Periplaneta americana
 11 D52 Periplaneta americana
SMP
 12 DBNi1-34 Gryllus bimaculatus
 13 Ocellar Tract D33 Periplaneta americana
 14 Descending contralateral motion detector12,13,89 Schistocerca gregaria
 15 DBNc2-15 Gryllus bimaculatus
 16 Polarization sensitive ipsi DN11 Schistocerca gregaria
 17 DNColHS90 Calliphora erythrocephala, Musca domestica
 18 Giant Antennal Mechanosensory DN41 Drosophila melanogaster
 19 pIP1015 Drosophila melanogaster
 20 Ocellar Tract D2/DCO3,18,91 Periplaneta americana
 21 DBNc4-14,92 Gryllus bimaculatus
 22 DBNc4-24 Gryllus bimaculatus
 23 Moonwalking DN14 Drosophila melanogaster
 24 DNOVS190,93,94 Calliphora erythrocephala, Musca domestica, Sarcophaga bullata
 25 DNOVS290,94,95 Calliphora erythrocephala, Musca domestica, Sarcophaga bullata
 26 Giant Fibre41 Drosophila melanogaster
GNG
 27 DMIb-11,96 Periplaneta americana
 28 SOG-dc14 Gryllus bimaculatus
 29 SOG-dc24 Gryllus bimaculatus
 30 Polarization sensitive SOG DN11 Schistocerca gregaria
 31 OA-VUMd155 Drosophila melanogaster
 32 OA-VUMd255 Drosophila melanogaster
 33 OA-VUMd355 Drosophila melanogaster
 34 DA-DN52 Drosophila melanogaster