FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term somatic muscle cell ID (Ontology) FBbt:00005073 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Muscle cell that serves to change the position of some part of the body. These cells are usually attached to the body wall. Fibers of somatic muscles are multinucleate, with the contractile material grouped into fibrils.[ FlyBase:FBrf0007735 FlyBase:FBrf0239227 FlyBase:FBrf0239342 ]
Also Known As "skeletal muscle cell" ; "Somatic and visceral muscles appear striated (Miller, 1950)."
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Data Class Field Records
Alleles (FBal)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN      78
Insertions (FBti)  EXPRESSION_STAGE_TISSUE_POSITION       8
Insertions (FBti)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN       7
Constructs (FBtp)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN      15
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 Alleles Genes Images Insertions Constructs
 somatic muscle cell (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)      81     30      4     15     26
     somatic muscle cell | dorsal       3       --       --       1       --
     somatic muscle cell | embryonic stage       4       --       --       --       1
     somatic muscle cell | germline clone       2       --       --       --       --
     somatic muscle cell | heat sensitive       1       --       --       --       --
     somatic muscle cell | larval stage       5       --       --       --       1
     somatic muscle cell | lateral       1       --       --       --       --
     somatic muscle cell | P-stage       3       --       --       --       1
     somatic muscle cell | ventral       2       --       --       --       --
     somatic muscle cell | wandering third instar larval stage      10       --       --       1      6
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 |__syncytium____
somatic cell     |
 |__muscle cell__|
                 somatic muscle cell  4212 rec.
                  |__adult somatic muscle cell 1668 rec.
                  |   |__adult somatic muscle cell of abdomen(+) 102 rec.
                  |   |__adult somatic muscle cell of head(+) 56 rec.
                  |   |__adult somatic muscle cell of thorax(+) 1484 rec.
                  |   |__ejaculatory bulb muscle cell 4 rec.
                  |   |__somatic muscle cell of neck(+) 16 rec.
                  |   |__temporary eclosion muscle cell(+) 24 rec.
                  |__asynchronous muscle cell 306 rec.
                  |   |__muscle cell of flight power muscle(+) 306 rec.
                  |__embryonic somatic muscle cell 216 rec.
                  |   |__embryonic hypodermal muscle cell 3 rec.
                  |__larval somatic muscle cell 2545 rec.
                  |   |__anterior spiracle retractor muscle cell 2 rec.
                  |   |__embryonic/larval hypodermal muscle cell(+) 1189 rec.
                  |   |__larval cardiac outflow muscle cell 7 rec.
                  |   |__pharyngeal muscle cell(+) 517 rec.
                  |__posterior spiracle retractor muscle cell 2 rec.
                  |   |__abdominal 8 ventral longitudinal muscle cell(+) 1 rec.
                  |   |__muscle cell of abdominal 8 ventral acute muscle 1 1 rec.
                  |__spiracular occlusor muscle cell 2 rec.
                  |   |__occlusor muscle cell of adult abdominal spiracle(+)
                  |   |__occlusor muscle cell of adult thoracic spiracle(+) 2 rec.
                  |__synchronous muscle cell 184 rec.
                  |   |__muscle cell of flight control muscle(+) 182 rec.
                  |__tubular muscle cell 6 rec.
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    "Somatic and visceral muscles appear striated (Miller, 1950)." EXACT
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CL:0008004