Mosquito Gross Anatomy Ontology

Last uploaded: August 20, 2015
Preferred Name

spiracle
Synonyms

spiraculum

Definitions

In its simplest form, the aperture or opening into a trachea (primary tracheal orifice); in most insects, sunken below the surface of the integument (secondary orifice) thus comprising a chamber, the spiracular atrium, and the external opening into this chamber, the spiracular opening. Abbr: S in ISBN:0-937548-00-6.

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TGMA_0000578

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Abbr: S in ISBN:0-937548-00-6.

definition

In its simplest form, the aperture or opening into a trachea (primary tracheal orifice); in most insects, sunken below the surface of the integument (secondary orifice) thus comprising a chamber, the spiracular atrium, and the external opening into this chamber, the spiracular opening.

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spiraculum

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TGMA:0000578

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spiracle

notation

TGMA:0000578

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TGMA_0000136

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spiracle

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TGMA_0000136

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