FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term scutum ID (Ontology) FBbt:00004583 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition The part of the mesothoracic tergum between the intrascutal suture (FBbt:00004602) and the scutoscutellar suture (FBbt:00004602).[ FlyBase:FBrf0007734 FlyBase:FBrf0027793 FlyBase:FBrf0166419 ]
Comment The usage here follows Bryant, 1975. Ferris, 1950, uses the term to cover the entire mesothoracic tergum anterior to the scutellum. Usage in the Dictionary of Insect Morphology is either equivalent to or broader than that of Ferris: 'The whole upper part of the usually winged meso- and metathorax resembling a shield.' Some authors use the term 'notum' to refer to scutum.
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Alleles (FBal)PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN
Insertions (FBti)EXPRESSION_STAGE_TISSUE_POSITION
Insertions (FBti)PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN
Constructs (FBtp)PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN
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 scutum (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
     scutum | cell non-autonomous | somatic clone
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     scutum | ectopic
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     scutum | ectopic | somatic clone
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     scutum | heat sensitive
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     scutum | somatic clone
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notum
 |__mesonotum______________
adult external mesothorax  |
 |__mesonotum______________|
region of integument       |
 |__sclerite_______________|
                           scutum  748 rec.
                            |__acrostichal bristle 28 rec.
                            |__dorsocentral bristle 463 rec.
                            |   |__anterior dorsocentral bristle 111 rec.
                            |   |__posterior dorsocentral bristle 92 rec.
                            |__postalar bristle 121 rec.
                            |   |__anterior postalar bristle 82 rec.
                            |   |__posterior postalar bristle 58 rec.
                            |__supraalar bristle 103 rec.
                                |__anterior supraalar bristle 53 rec.
                                |__posterior supraalar bristle 75 rec.
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Is a sclerite
Develops from presumptive scutum
Part of mesonotum
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