The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the head kidney over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The head kidney is a pronephros that consists of fused bilateral lobes located in the anterior part of the kidney. It is analogous to the mammalian bone marrow and the primary site of definitive hematopoiesis. [ GOC:mtg_kidney_jan10 ZFA:0000669 ]
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- pronephros development
- anatomical structure development
- hematopoietic or lymphoid organ development
- results in development of some head kidney