FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

embryonic/larval wrapping glial cell of the eye disc

ID (Ontology)

FBbt:00100521 (Fly Anatomy)

Definition

Glial cell found among photoreceptor cell axons in the eye disc that wraps these axons as they extend to the optic stalk (Hummel et al., 2002; Edwards and Meinertzhagen, 2010). The wrapping glial cells are, in turn, surrounded and wrapped by surface glial cells (Hummel et al., 2002). These cells develop from precursors that migrate from the optic stalk into the eye disc and differentiate upon coming into contact with photoreceptor axons (Choi and Benzer, 1994; Hummel et al., 2002; Silies et al., 2007; Edwards and Meinertzhagen, 2010). Wrapping glial cells (of the eye disc) are associated with Bolwig's nerve, but do not wrap it (Silies et al., 2007).[ FlyBase:FBrf0068448 FlyBase:FBrf0145174 FlyBase:FBrf0201162 FlyBase:FBrf0210316 ]

Also Known As

"embryonic/larval wrapping glia of the eye disc"

Comment

Links to External Ontologies

VFB:FBbt_00100521

Annotations

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Direct annotations: records annotated with this exact term (child terms are NOT included)

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

Full annotation statements including this term (annotations to child terms are NOT included), and relevant FlyBase records

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Full annotation statements	Alleles	Genes	Insertions	Constructs
embryonic/larval wrapping glial cell of the eye disc (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
embryonic/larval wrapping glial cell of the eye disc \| somatic clone		--		--
embryonic/larval wrapping glial cell of the eye disc \| third instar larval stage		--	--

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

larval glial cell
 |__glial cell of eye-antennal disc_______
embryonic/larval lateral glial cell       |
 |__embryonic/larval wrapping glial cell__|
wrapping glial cell                       |
 |__embryonic/larval wrapping glial cell__|
larval PNS glial cell                     |
 |__larval retinal basal glial cell_______|
 |__embryonic/larval wrapping glial cell__|
                                          embryonic/larval wrapping glial cell of the eye disc  84 rec.

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Relationships
Is a	larval retinal basal glial cell glial cell of eye-antennal disc embryonic/larval wrapping glial cell
Develops from	embryonic/larval migratory optic stalk surface glial cell
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"embryonic/larval wrapping glia" RELATED "embryonic/larval wrapping glia of the eye disc" EXACT
Secondary IDs

External Crossreferences & Linkouts
	VFB:FBbt_00100521