A small rigid plate that grows out of an animal's skin to provide protection. In lepidopteran (butterfly and moth) species, scales are plates on the surface of the insect wing, and provide coloration. Scales are quite common and have evolved multiple times with varying structure and function. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scale_(zoology) ]
Synonyms: scale (sensu Metazoa)
Term information
- Wikipedia:Scale_(zoology)
- HAO:0000907
- MAT:0000257
- BTO:0005055
- EFO:0000960
- MIAA:0000257
efo_slim, grouping_class
currently defined in a very inclusive fashion - may be obsoleted and replaced by more specific classes in future versions. The TAO, VSAO amd ZFA classes by this name are classified as 'dermal scales'. Can also be classified by composition - e.g. pangolin keratin scales.
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9397
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_7745
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9787
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_314146
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_91561
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9348
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_311790
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_33554
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9362
Term relations
- surface structure
- in taxon some (not Petromyzontiformes)
- in taxon some (not Perissodactyla)
- in taxon some (not Afrotheria)
- in taxon some (not Xenarthra)
- in taxon some (not Carnivora)
- in taxon some (not Chiroptera)
- part of some integumental system
- in taxon some (not Eulipotyphla)
- in taxon some (not Euarchontoglires)
- in taxon some Bilateria
- in taxon some (not Artiodactyla)