Uber Anatomy Ontology

Last uploaded: March 22, 2024
Preferred Name

tube foot

Synonyms

tube feet

Definitions

One of the numerous external, fluid-filled muscular tubes of echinoderms, such as the starfish or sea urchin, serving as organs of locomotion, food handling, and respiration[BTO]. Tube feet consist of two parts: ampulla and podia. Ampulla contain both circular muscles and longitudinal muscle, whereas the podia contain the latter only. Thus the podia use suction to attach to the substratum[WP].

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0008247

database_cross_reference

BTO:0001919

Wikipedia:Tube_feet

definition

One of the numerous external, fluid-filled muscular tubes of echinoderms, such as the starfish or sea urchin, serving as organs of locomotion, food handling, and respiration[BTO]. Tube feet consist of two parts: ampulla and podia. Ampulla contain both circular muscles and longitudinal muscle, whereas the podia contain the latter only. Thus the podia use suction to attach to the substratum[WP].

has_obo_namespace

uberon

has_related_synonym

tube feet

id

UBERON:0008247

label

tube foot

notation

UBERON:0008247

only in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_7586

prefLabel

tube foot

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000026

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