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CROSS-SPECIES ANATOMY - ANNOTATIONS

The Basic subset of the UBERON integrated, cross-species anatomy ontology is downloaded weekly from http://berkeleybop.org/ontologies/uberon/basic.obo. For more information about this ontology see the "About" page on the UBERON website at http://uberon.github.io/about.html.

Term:caudal-fin organ
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Definition:Organ that consists of a pouch located on the ventral caudal-fin lobe, opening posteriorly, and composed of glandular tissue. The caudal-fin organ presumably functions to secrete pheromones during courtship.
Comment:Definition reference:\nWeitzman SH, Menezes NA. 1998. Relationships of the tribes and genera of\nthe Glandulocaudiinae (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Characidae), with a\ndescription of a new genus. In: Malabarba LR, Reis RE, Vari RP, Lucena ZMS,\nLucena CAS, editors. Phylogeny and Classification of Neotropical Fishes.\nPorto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. p 171-192.; [provenance-note] "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" xsd:string {source="http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/tao.owl"}
Synonyms:exact_synonym: caudal organ;   caudal sac;   glandular organ



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  UBERON ontology 0
    anatomical entity 0
      material anatomical entity 0
        anatomical structure 0
          anatomical system 0
            organ 0
              compound organ 0
                caudal-fin organ 0
                  pouch scale 0
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  UBERON ontology 0
    anatomical entity 0
      material anatomical entity 0
        anatomical structure 0
          multicellular anatomical structure 0
            multicellular organism 0
              organism subdivision 0
                appendage 0
                  fin 0
                    median fin 0
                      caudal fin 0
                        caudal-fin organ 0
                          pouch scale 0
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