How are the sensory receptors categorized

According to the stimuli they assemble how are the sensory receptors categorized?

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The sensory receptors are categorized according to the stimuli they get: mechanoreceptors are stimulated by the pressure (example: touch or sound); chemoreceptors respond to chemical stimuli (that is, pH, olfactory, taste, metabolite concentration and so on); thermoreceptors are sensitive to temperature changes; photoreceptors are stimulated by the light; nocireceptors send pain information; proprioceptors are sensitive to spatial part of muscles and joints (they produce information for the equilibrium of body).

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