A gill that develops_from a pharyngeal gill precursor. [ OBOL:automatic ]
Term information
- GAID:1218
- MIAA:0000134
- TAO:0000354
- VHOG:0001214
- UMLS:C0017558 (ncithesaurus:Gill)
- NCIT:C92593
- EFO:0000933
- ZFA:0000354
- MAT:0000134
- BTO:0000518
uberon_slim, efo_slim
The respiratory organ of most aquatic animals that breathe water to obtain oxygen, consisting of a filamentous structure of vascular membranes across which dissolved gases are exchanged. [Free_Online_Dictionary]
Anatomical structure consisting of a series of membranes which allow dissolved oxygen from the water to pass into the bloodstream and carbon dioxide to pass out of the bloodstream.[AAO]
Gill slits in the pharyngeal region of the intestine, which are also present in (at least) tunicates and acranians, are taken over to the craniote ancestor.[well established][VHOG]
Term relations
- gill
- endoderm-derived structure
- develops from some pharyngeal gill precursor
- site_of some calcium ion homeostasis