Xenopus Anatomy Ontology

Last uploaded: September 3, 2024
Id http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/XAO_0000439
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/XAO_0000439
Preferred Name

filter chamber

Definitions
The structure that enables tadpoles, which are suspension feeders, to trap food particles. The palatoquadrate, ceratohyal and the connecting muscles are responsible for the irrigation and ventilation of the filter apparatus.
Synonyms
filter apparatus
peribranchial chamber
coelom
coelomic filter chamber
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