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otolith

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Acellular structure composed of calcium carbonate located in the otolith organ. [ http://zfin.org/curator http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otolith ]

Synonyms: statoconium otoliths otoconium

This is just here as a test because I lose it

Term information

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

plural form
otoconia

plural form
statoconia

plural form
otoliths

axiom lost from external ontology

relationship loss: develops_from immature otolith (TAO:0000139)[TAO]

depiction

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Bigotolith.jpg

editor note

Currently represented as part of the otolith membrane, but they may also be considered to be embedded in this membrane

external definition

Portion of organism substance composed of calcium carbonate located in the otolith organ.[TAO]

has related synonym

immature otolith

otoconial crystal

immature otoliths

otoconia

statoconia

statolith

has relational adjective

otolithic

otoconial

id

UBERON:0002280

taxon notes

Mammals have many tiny otoconia and fish have three large otoliths[ZFIN:df]