Drosophila Gross Anatomy Ontology

Last uploaded: February 13, 2025
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Preferred Name

vulva

Definitions
External opening of the vagina located medially between the posterior apices of the hypogynial valves (McQueen et al., 2022). It is dorso-laterally surrounded by the oviprovector dorsal membrane and ventrally by the oviprovector ventral membrane (McQueen et al., 2022). It is the copulatory orifice and site of exit for eggs (McQueen et al., 2022).
Synonyms
female genital opening
female secondary gonopore
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