FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term accessory medulla ID (Ontology) FBbt:00045003 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition A small area of neuropil on the frontomedial edge of the medulla, close to the outgoing fibers running from the serpentine layer to the posterior optic commissure. It is the descendant of the larval optic neuropil (Sprecher et al., 2011).[ FlyBase:FBrf0193849 FlyBase:FBrf0215208 FlyBase:FBrf0224194 ]
Also Known As "AME" ; "aMe"
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synaptic neuropil_______________|
                                synaptic neuropil subdomain
                                 |__accessory medulla  16 rec.
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Is a synaptic neuropil subdomain
Develops from larval optic neuropil
Part of adult optic lobe
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