FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025

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Term	adult ptilinal muscle	ID (Ontology)	FBbt:00058806 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition	Muscle of the adult that is associated with the ptilinum (Atkins, 1949). Most of these are temporary eclosion muscles that degenerate within a few days of eclosion (Atkins, 1949).[ FlyBase:FBrf0007310 ]
Also Known As	"muscle of the ptilinum" ; "skeletal muscle of dorsal head" ; "somatic muscle of dorsal head"
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  adult somatic muscle
   |__adult somatic muscle of head
       |__adult ptilinal muscle  10 rec.
           |__fronto-pharyngeal muscle 17
           |__fronto-tentorial muscle 19a
           |__geno-tentorial muscle 19b
           |__lunula muscle
           |__ocular-antennal muscle
           |__ptilino-pharyngeal muscle 18a 4 rec.
           |__ptilino-tentorial muscle
           |__transverse vertex muscle
           |__transverse-ptilinal muscle 18b 4 rec.

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Is a	adult somatic muscle of head
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	"muscle of the ptilinum" EXACT "skeletal muscle of dorsal head" EXACT "somatic muscle of dorsal head" EXACT
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