olfactory hair

olfactory hair
See aesthetasc [McLaughlin, 1980].
Sensory seta covered by delicate cuticle projecting from most antennules and antennae. (Syn. aesthetasc, esthetasc, aesthete, esthete) [Moore and McCormick, 1969].

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