FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term fused cervical sclerite ID (Ontology) FBbt:00004548 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Triangular sclerite located in the anterior thorax, lateral to the neck (Gorko et al., 2024). Anteriorly it forms a point where the neck meets the head (Gorko et al., 2024). It is formed from two (anterior and posterior) sclerites that are fused into a single composite structure (Ferris, 1950; Fabian et al., 2016).[ FlyBase:FBrf0007734 FlyBase:FBrf0233988 FlyBase:FBrf0259326 ]
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