FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term epigynium ID (Ontology) FBbt:00110704 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Horseshoe-shaped tergite which, dorsally, surrounds the female analia (McQueen et al., 2022). It is chitinized, and each side (left and right) is divided into the epigynial dorsal lobe and the epigynial ventral lobe (McQueen et al., 2022).[ FlyBase:FBrf0031004 FlyBase:FBrf0253444 ]
Also Known As "female abdominal tergite 8"
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abdominal tergite
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                                       epigynium
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Is a abdominal tergite 8
female-specific anatomical entity
Develops from presumptive epigynium
Part of female terminalia
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