| Term: | opercular lateral line protoneuromast |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | opercular lateral line |
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| Synonyms: | opercular lateral lines |
| Definition: | One of eight distinct lateral lines in the 4-day larva positioned posteriorly to the second arch skeletal element. A sensory system on the surface of the fish, consisting of small sensory patches (neuromasts) distributed in discrete lines over the body surface. The lateral line system is stimulated by local water displacements and vibrations, and detects propulsion of the fish through the water, as well as facilitating shoaling, prey capture, and predator and obstacle avoidance. (See Anatomical Atlas entry for lateral line by T. Whitfield.) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000424] |
| Name: | protoneuromast |
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| Synonyms: | immature neuromast, proto neuromast, proto-neuromast |
| Definition: | A group of about 20 cells deposited by the migrating lateral line primordium. A few hours after deposition these cells mature to form the neuromast. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005227] |