start stage end stage receptor cell (sensu Animalia) thermoreceptor cell thermoreceptor cells A cellular receptor which mediates the sense of temperature. Thermoreceptors in vertebrates are mostly located under the skin. In mammals there are separate types of thermoreceptors for cold and for warmth and pain receptor cells which detect cold or heat extreme enough to cause pain. CL:0000205 ZFA:0009123 TAO:0009123 zebrafish_anatomy unknown adult