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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Glossary » S » seta, setae, setaceous, setose, etc.

seta, setae, setaceous, setose, etc.

Classification · Pronunciation · Explanation of Names · Identification · See Also · Internet References
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
No Taxon (Glossary)
No Taxon (S)
No Taxon seta, setae, setaceous, setose, etc.
Pronunciation
SEE-tuh, SEE-tee
Explanation of Names
From Latin seta, plural setae, bristle.
Identification
seta noun, plural setae - stiff hair-like processes on the integument of an arthropod or other organism.

Related terms:
setiferous, setiform, setigerous, setose - set with, or bearing setae.
setiform adjective - bristle-shaped.
setigerae adjective - (antennae) when the basal joints are large, and the remainder form into a kind of bristle. (L. seta, and gero, to bear.)
setulose adjective - with truncated (very short) setae. (Diminutive of Latin seta.)
setaceous adjective - Gradually tapering to the tip, like a bristle

Diagram of antenna forms:


Examples of setaceous antennae:


Setae on body wall projections of arthropod larvae:
See Also
seta, setae
bristle
chalaza
hair
Forms of antennae:
antenna
aristate
capitate
clavate
filiform
flabellate
geniculate
lamellate
moniliform
pectinate
plumose
serrate
setaceous (fimbriate)
stylate
Internet References
NCSU page on insect setae as mechanoreceptors.
MicrolabNW Photomicrograph Gallery page...with discussion of chemical distinction between insect setae and mammalian hair.
Jardine's Dictionary of Entomology
Contributed by Cotinis on 22 May, 2007 - 1:39pm
Additional contributions by Tony-2, Aaron Schusteff, Abigail Parker
Last updated 30 September, 2019 - 10:23pm

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