Term Name: somite 8
Synonyms:
Definition: Undifferentiated mesodermal component of early trunk segment 8 or metamere, derived from paraxial mesoderm; forms the myotome, sclerotome and perhaps dermatome.
Appears at: Segmentation:5-9 somites (11.66h-14.0h)
Evident until: Hatching:Pec-fin (60.0h-72.0h)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000858]

Relationships
has parts: muscle pioneer somite 8 myotome somite 8 sclerotome somite 8
is a type of: somite

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