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Sensing of balance in aquatic invertebrates.

Sensing of balance in aquatic invertebrates.
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Description: Statocysts located near the antennae consist of a sphere of sensory hair cells surrounding a stony statolith. When the animal moves, gravity shifts the statolith and stimulates the hair cells beneath it.
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