OBO ID: ZFA:0001617
Term Name: otolith Search Ontology:
Synonyms:
  • immature otolith
  • immature otoliths
  • statolith
Definition: Portion of organism substance composed of calcium carbonate located in the otolith organ and positioned over a sensory macula; two form in each vesicle during the late segmentation period. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for otolith by T. Whitfield.) (1)
Appears at: Segmentation:20-25 somites (19.0h-22.0h)
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
References:
  • TAO:0001621
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology
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