external gill

Term ID

UBERON:0008891

Synonyms

Definition

External gills are the gills of an animal, most typically an amphibian, that are exposed to the environment, rather than set inside the pharynx and covered by gill slits, as they are in most fishes[BTO]. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/External_gills

References

• AAO:0010174
• BTO:0004689
• External:gills
• XAO:0000120

Ontology

Uberon Ontology