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gill opening
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Anatomical space that is the external opening of a gill slit connecting the pharyngeal cavity to the exterior. Gill opening is usually paired and located on the lateral or ventral surfaces of the head. [ ]
Term info
Label
gill opening
Synonyms
- branchial aperture
- branchial opening
- gill aperture
- opercular opening
comment
In teleosts, there is typically a single gill opening posterior to the operculum.
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teleost_anatomy_curators
has obo namespace
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