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scale

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A small rigid plate that grows out of an animal's skin to provide protection. In lepidopteran (butterfly and moth) species, scales are plates on the surface of the insect wing, and provide coloration. Scales are quite common and have evolved multiple times with varying structure and function. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scale_(zoology) ]

Term info

Label

scale

Synonyms
  • scale (sensu Metazoa)
database cross reference
Subsets

efo_slim, grouping_class

plural term
scales

curator notes

currently defined in a very inclusive fashion - may be obsoleted and replaced by more specific classes in future versions. The TAO, VSAO amd ZFA classes by this name are classified as 'dermal scales'. Can also be classified by composition - e.g. pangolin keratin scales.

has related synonym

scale tissue, scales

id

UBERON:0002542

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9972

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