FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term supracervical bristle ID (Ontology) FBbt:00004120 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Small bristle of the posterior head, located just above the neck (Eichler et al., 2024). There are around 18-20 of these on each side, arranged in a dense cluster (Eichler et al., 2024).[ FlyBase:FBrf0007734 FlyBase:FBrf0031004 FlyBase:FBrf0224139 FlyBase:FBrf0259346 ]
Also Known As"occipital bristle" ; "occipital seta" ; "Su bristle"
CommentRenamed from 'occipital' to avoid confusion with other bristle populations (Eichler et al., 2024).
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 supracervical bristle (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
     supracervical bristle | somatic clone
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sclerite
 |__occiput_____________
adult head capsule      |
 |__occiput_____________|
chaeta                  |
 |__adult head bristle__|
mechanosensory chaeta   |
 |__microchaeta_________|
adult sensillum         |
 |__microchaeta_________|
adult head sensillum    |
 |__adult head bristle__|
                        supracervical bristle  11 rec.
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Is a adult head bristle
microchaeta
Develops from presumptive supracervical bristle
Part of occiput
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