FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term tarsal levator muscle ID (Ontology) FBbt:00058853 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Adult leg muscle located dorsally within the distal tibia, attaching to the proximal tarsus via the tarsal levator tendon (Soler et al., 2004). It flexes the tibia-tarsus joint, which lowers the fly's body when standing (Azevedo et al., 2024). It is composed of 8 to 10 fibers (Soler et al., 2004).[ FlyBase:FBrf0180184 FlyBase:FBrf0186027 FlyBase:FBrf0259940 ]
Also Known As "TaL muscle" ; "talm" ; "tarsus levator muscle"
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 |__leg flexor muscle___
 |__leg levator muscle__|
                        tarsal levator muscle  6 rec.
                         |__mesothoracic tarsal levator muscle 73
                         |__metathoracic tarsal levator muscle 94
                         |__prothoracic tarsal levator muscle 42 1 rec.
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