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XB-ANAT-94

Anatomy Term: lateral line system
XAO ID: 0000095
Synonyms: lateral line stitches, lateral-line organs
Definition: "Sensory system that has as it parts the sense organs that detect vibrations carried through water, develops during late tailbud stage, and persists in the adult bearing elaborate dorsal and ventral components. It develops from a specialized series of dorsolateral ectodermal placodes named lateral line placodes."
Stage Range: NF stage 33 and 34 to death
Marker Genes: hes2
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Parent(s): sensory system (is_a) peripheral nervous system (part_of)

 


References: Ontology Lookup Service , XB ANATOMY ONTOLOGY