FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term clypeus ID (Ontology) FBbt:00004521 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Large, conspicuous anterior sclerite of the medial rostrum (Ferris, 1950). It has the form of an inverted 'U' and is surrounded by a membranous field (Ferris, 1950).[ FlyBase:FBrf0166419 ]
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Alleles (FBal)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN       2
Constructs (FBtp)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN       2
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 clypeus (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       2      8      3
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 |__sclerite______________________
ectodermal derivative             |
 |__anterior ectoderm derivative__|
 |__ventral ectoderm derivative___|
                                  clypeus  13 rec.
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Is a sclerite
anterior ectoderm derivative
ventral ectoderm derivative
Develops from clypeo-labral disc
Part of rostrum
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https://www.ento.csiro.au/biology/drosophila/melanogaster.html?clypeus
UBERON:6004521