FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term dorsal vessel ID (Ontology) FBbt:00058291 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition A contractile tube located underneath the dorsal epidermis. It ensures the hemolymph circulates within the hemocoel, by letting the hemolymph enter the tube through lateral slits (ostia) in the posterior end and pumping it back into the hemocoel (Rotstein and Paululat, 2016).[ FlyBase:FBrf0238157 ]
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       |__dorsal vessel  2864 rec.
           |__adult dorsal vessel 2040 rec.
           |__embryonic/larval dorsal vessel 639 rec.
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