Term Name: hypobranchial 4 cartilage
Synonyms: hypobranchial 4 cartilages
Definition: Small cartilage that forms at the anteromedial tip of ceratobranchial 4; these are not obviously present in mature specimens, due either to resorption or fusion to the cartilaginous anterior tip of ceratobranchial 4.
Appears at: Unknown
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001523]

Relationships
develops into: hypobranchial 4 bone
is part of: pharyngeal arch 6 skeleton
is a type of: hypobranchial cartilage

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