Table 1.
Response expected? | ||||||
Couette device | Rotating cylinder | Shaker flask | ||||
Signal/sensor | Horizontal | Vertical | Horizontal | Vertical | Horizontal | Vertical |
Strains/cilia | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Vorticity/statocysts | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No |
Acceleration/statocysts | Maybe* | Maybe* | Maybe* | Maybe* | Yes | Yes |
Centripetal acceleration is present but may be below the response threshold.