| Term: | lateral line primordium neuromast |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | lateral line primordium |
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| Synonyms: | lateral line primordia, llp |
| Definition: | Is a portion of tissue that migrates and deposits immature neuromasts and interneuromasts. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000228] |
| Name: | neuromast |
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| Synonyms: | lateral line neuromast, lateral line organ, neuromasts |
| Definition: | Volcano-shaped lateral line sensory organ located in characteristic positions within the skin epithelium and containing hair cells and their support elements. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for lateral line by T. Whitfield.) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000243] |