FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

haltere

ID (Ontology)

FBbt:00004783 (Fly Anatomy)

Definition

Paired dorsal 'appendage' of the adult mesothoracic segment. It is a freely movable, capitate stalk. It develops from the dorsal mesothoracic disc. It is used for flight balance.[ FlyBase:FBrf0166419 ]

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
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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Full annotation statements	Relevant FlyBase reports
Full annotation statements	Alleles	Images	Insertions	Constructs
haltere (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
haltere \| absent		--	--	--
haltere \| adult stage		--	--
haltere \| anterior		--		--
haltere \| distal		--	--	--
haltere \| ectopic		--
haltere \| ectopic \| female		--	--	--
haltere \| ectopic \| heat sensitive		--	--
haltere \| ectopic \| somatic clone		--	--
haltere \| ectopic \| somatic clone \| heat sensitive		--	--
haltere \| heat sensitive		--
haltere \| maternal effect		--		--
haltere \| P-stage		--	--
haltere \| pharate adult stage		--	--
haltere \| posterior		--		--
haltere \| proximal		--	--
haltere \| proximal \| somatic clone		--	--	--
haltere \| somatic clone		--

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

metathoracic segment
 |__adult metathoracic segment______
adult                               |
 |__appendage_______________________|
adult thorax                        |
 |__adult external thorax___________|
adult thoracic segment              |
 |__adult metathoracic segment______|
adult integumentary system          |
 |__adult external thorax___________|
organism subdivision                |
 |__appendage_______________________|
tagmatic subdivision of integument  |
 |__adult external thorax___________|
ectodermal derivative               |
 |__ventral ectoderm derivative_____|
                                    haltere  699 rec.
                                     |__capitellum 62 rec.
                                     |   |__capitellum trichoid sensillum 3 rec.
                                     |__haltere anterior compartment 5 rec.
                                     |__haltere muscle 3 rec.
                                     |   |__haltere dorsal ventral muscle(+) 2 rec.
                                     |   |__haltere steering muscle(+) 1 rec.
                                     |   |__muscle cell of haltere muscle(+) 2 rec.
                                     |__haltere pedicel 29 rec.
                                     |   |__dorsal pedicellar campaniform sensillum(+) 13 rec.
                                     |   |__pedicellar brush
                                     |   |__ventral pedicellar campaniform sensillum 12 rec.
                                     |__haltere posterior compartment 2 rec.
                                     |__haltere sensillum 29 rec.
                                     |   |__capitellum trichoid sensillum 3 rec.
                                     |   |__haltere campaniform sensillum(+) 18 rec.
                                     |__haltere trichome 3 rec.
                                     |__scabellum 23 rec.
                                         |__chordotonal organ of scabellum(+) 5 rec.
                                         |__dorsal scabellar campaniform sensillum(+) 12 rec.
                                         |__ventral scabellar campaniform sensillum 12 rec.

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Relationships
Is a	appendage ventral ectoderm derivative
Develops from	haltere disc
Part of	adult metathoracic segment adult external thorax
Synonyms & Secondary IDs
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External Crossreferences & Linkouts
	https://www.ento.csiro.au/biology/drosophila/melanogaster.html?halter UBERON:0000987