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opercle
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Dermal bone that forms the postero-dorsal part of the opercular series. The opercle articulates with the hyomandibula antero-dorsally and with the subopercle ventrally. The opercle is a paired bone. [ ]
Term info
Label
opercle
Synonyms
- opercles
- operculare
- operculum
comment
The opercle is usually a large, flat bone that may be partially covered by the posterior region of the preopercle.
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teleost_anatomy_curators
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uberon/phenoscape-anatomy
provenance notes
This class was sourced from an external ontology (teleost_anatomy). Its definitions, naming conventions and relationships may need to be checked for compatibility with uberon
Term relations
Subclass of:
- dermal bone
- part of some opercular series
- overlaps some hyomandibula-opercle joint
- overlaps some opercle-interopercle joint
- overlaps some preopercle-opercle joint
- part of some dorsal hyoid arch skeleton
- part of some dermatocranium
- part of some opercular flap