FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
CV Term Report
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General Information
Term glial cell ID (Ontology) FBbt:00005144 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition A supporting cell of the nervous system.
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VFB:FBbt_00005144
Annotations
Records annotated with this term OR any of its CHILD TERMS
Records annotated with this exact term (annotations to child terms are NOT included)
Data Class Field Records
Alleles (FBal)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN     155
Insertions (FBti)  EXPRESSION_STAGE_TISSUE_POSITION      22
Insertions (FBti)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN      14
Constructs (FBtp)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN      94
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Relevant FlyBase reports
 Alleles  Genes Insertions Constructs
 glial cell (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)     162      1     47     98    143
     glial cell | adult stage | progressive       3       --       --       --       3
     glial cell | adult stage | somatic clone       2       --       --       --       2
     glial cell | adult stage | somatic clone | increased number       4       --       --       --       3
     glial cell | cell non-autonomous       2       --       --       1       --
     glial cell | decreased number | third instar larval stage       3       --       --       --       2
     glial cell | early third instar larval stage       3       --       --       --       2
     glial cell | ectopic       9       --       --       2      4
     glial cell | ectopic | somatic clone       1       --       --       --       --
     glial cell | ectopic | third instar larval stage       2       --       --       1       --
     glial cell | heat sensitive       9       --       --       --       8
     glial cell | increased number       4       --       --       --       1
     glial cell | increased number | third instar larval stage       7       --       --       1      5
     glial cell | larval stage       4       --       --       --       3
     glial cell | pupal stage       1       --       --       --       --
     glial cell | second instar larval stage       4       --       --       --       3
     glial cell | somatic clone       5       --       --       --       1
     glial cell | somatic clone | increased number       4       --       --       --       4
     glial cell | somatic clone | third instar larval stage       1       --       --       --       --
     glial cell | third instar larval stage      10       --       --       1      8
Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)
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  cell
   |__somatic cell
       |__glial cell  6095 rec.
           |__adult glial cell 4158 rec.
           |   |__adult CNS glial cell(+) 569 rec.
           |   |__adult period glial cell
           |   |__adult PNS glial cell(+) 3503 rec.
           |   |__adult surface glial cell(+) 164 rec.
           |__CNS glial cell 1606 rec.
           |   |__adult CNS glial cell(+) 569 rec.
           |   |__cell body glial cell(+) 276 rec.
           |   |__CNS surface glial cell(+) 597 rec.
           |   |__developing satellite glial cell(+) 7 rec.
           |   |__embryonic anterior midline glial cell
           |   |__embryonic central brain glial cell(+) 207 rec.
           |   |__embryonic dorsal procephalic subperineural glial cell 1 rec.
           |   |__embryonic longitudinal glial cell(+) 138 rec.
           |   |__embryonic posterior midline glial cell 25 rec.
           |   |__lamina anlage glial cell 37 rec.
           |   |__larval optic anlage palisade glial cell
           |   |__neuropil glial cell(+) 478 rec.
           |   |__stomatogastric glial cell
           |   |__support cell of the dorsal bipolar dendritic cell 5 rec.
           |__larval glial cell 865 rec.
           |   |__embryonic/larval lateral glial cell(+) 459 rec.
           |   |__glial cell of eye-antennal disc(+) 109 rec.
           |   |__glial cell of leg disc
           |   |__larval medulla glial cell
           |   |__larval neuropil glial cell(+) 187 rec.
           |   |__larval optic anlage palisade glial cell
           |   |__larval PNS glial cell(+) 191 rec.
           |   |__larval surface glial cell(+) 227 rec.
           |__larval lateral VNC glial cell 191 rec.
           |   |__larval lateral VNC surface glial cell 50 rec.
           |__longitudinal glial cell 154 rec.
           |   |__embryonic longitudinal glial cell(+) 138 rec.
           |   |__larval lateral posterior longitudinal glial cell
           |   |__larval VNC astrocyte-like glial cell(+)
           |   |__larval VNC synaptic neuropil ensheathing glial cell
           |__midline glial cell 410 rec.
           |   |__embryonic anterior midline glial cell
           |   |__embryonic posterior midline glial cell 25 rec.
           |   |__larval dorsal midline glial cell
           |   |__larval ventral midline glial cell 84 rec.
           |__PNS glial cell 3866 rec.
           |   |__adult PNS glial cell(+) 3503 rec.
           |   |__exit glial cell(+) 60 rec.
           |   |__glial cell of adult antennal nerve 7 rec.
           |   |__larval PNS glial cell(+) 191 rec.
           |   |__peripheral perisynaptic glial cell 1 rec.
           |   |__PNS perineurial glial cell(+) 26 rec.
           |   |__PNS subperineurial glial cell(+) 26 rec.
           |   |__sense organ glial cell 5 rec.
           |   |__wrapping glial cell(+) 154 rec.
           |__surface glial cell 794 rec.
           |   |__adult surface glial cell(+) 164 rec.
           |   |__CNS surface glial cell(+) 597 rec.
           |   |__larval lateral VNC surface glial cell 50 rec.
           |   |__larval surface glial cell(+) 227 rec.
           |   |__perineurial glial cell(+) 142 rec.
           |   |__subperineurial glial cell(+) 229 rec.
           |__undifferentiated glial cell 396 rec.
               |__embryonic glial cell(+) 396 rec.
               |__embryonic/larval migratory optic stalk surface glial cell
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Is a somatic cell
Develops from glioblast
Part of nervous system
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Synonyms
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CL:0000125
VFB:FBbt_00005144