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scleral cartilage
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Circular cartilage ringing the posterior portion of the eye in the sclera. Supports the eye. [ http://www.fishbase.org/glossary/Glossary.php?q=scleral+cartilage ]
Term info
Label
scleral cartilage
Synonyms
- scleral cartilage element
- sclerotic cartilage
editor note
consider distinguishing cup from predecessor of ossicle. Hall: The scleral cartilaginous cup is a distinctly sepa- rate element composed of hyaline cartilage, relationship to sclera - overlaps?
external definition
Bilaterally paired thin continuous band of cartilage that sagittally encircles the eye.[TAO]
has narrow synonym
scleral cartilaginous cup
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
sclerotic cartilages
id
UBERON:0010289
taxon notes
May be calcified in chondrichthyans. Tetrapods without this element (e.g., snakes and mammals) have a collagenous sclera. May not be homologous - see http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17051547. cup-shaped in birds. Present in monotremes.
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