Concept information
Preferred term
Lateral Line System
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Lateral Line Organ
- Lateral Line Organs
- Organ, Lateral Line
- Organs, Lateral Line
Scope note
- Aquatic vertebrate sensory system in fish and amphibians. It is composed of sense organs (canal organs and pit organs) containing neuromasts (MECHANORECEPTORS) that detect water displacement caused by moving objects.
History note
- 2007
In other languages
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Finnish
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D053403
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