FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term lunule ID (Ontology) FBbt:00053240 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Small crescent-shaped area of thickened cuticle just dorsal to the insertion points of the antennae (Atkins, 1949).[ FlyBase:FBrf0007310 ]
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adult external head
 |__adult head capsule__________
cuticle                         |
 |__cuticular specialization____|
acellular anatomical structure  |
 |__cuticular specialization____|
region of integument            |
 |__adult head capsule__________|
ventral ectoderm derivative     |
 |__adult head capsule__________|
                                lunule
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Is a cuticular specialization
Part of adult head capsule
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