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Animal Structures > Lateral Line System

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

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D053403

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