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. 2019 Mar 11;212(1):25–51. doi: 10.1534/genetics.118.300241

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Positions of sensory neurons in adult C. elegans. (Top) Lateral view of an adult hermaphrodite and male tail. Insets illustrate the association of gentle touch receptor neurons (TRNs; only ALM is shown) and the multidendritic nociceptive neurons (PVD) with the epidermis and muscle, respectively. (Middle two panels) Inside view of the six TRNs (ALML/R, AVM, PVM, PLML/R), the dendritic arbors of the multidendritic FLP and PVD neurons and the ALA harsh touch receptor. (Bottom) Positions of ciliated sensory neurons in hermaphrodites and in the male tail. Inset shows the shapes of the ciliated endings that terminate in the amphid sensilla. Ciliated neurons indicated in green are discussed in this chapter; those indicated in gray will be discussed in a forthcoming Wormbook chapter on chemical sensing.