Multi-tissue structure that is a transient outgrowth of tissue on skin brooding fish that acts as an attachment site for embryos. [ TAO:wd ]
Synonyms: cotylephores
Term information
Definition reference: James Wetzel, John P. Wourms and John Friel 1997. Comparative morphology of cotylephores in Platystacus and Solenostomus: modifications of the integument for egg attachment in skin-brooding fishes. Environmental Biology of Fishes. Volume 50, Number 1 / September, 1997. Pages 13 - 25.
This class was sourced from an external ontology (teleost_anatomy). Its definitions, naming conventions and relationships may need to be checked for compatibility with uberon