FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term ommatidium ID (Ontology) FBbt:00004510 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition One of the facets of the compound eye. It is composed of eight light-sensing photoreceptor cells (photoreceptor cell R1-R8) and accessory cells. There are around 800 ommatidia in each compound eye.[ FlyBase:FBrf0166419 FlyBase:FBrf0180690 ]
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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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 ommatidium (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
     ommatidium | adult stage
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     ommatidium | adult stage | conditional
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     ommatidium | adult stage | decreased number
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     ommatidium | adult stage | increased number
      --       --       --       --
     ommatidium | adult stage | light conditional
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     ommatidium | adult stage | progressive
      --       --       --
     ommatidium | adult stage | progressive | conditional
      --       --
     ommatidium | adult stage | somatic clone
      --       --
     ommatidium | adult stage | somatic clone - tissue specific
      --       --
     ommatidium | adult stage | somatic clone | conditional
      --       --       --       --
     ommatidium | cell autonomous
      --       --
      --
     ommatidium | cell autonomous | somatic clone
      --       --
      --
     ommatidium | cell non-autonomous
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     ommatidium | cell non-autonomous | somatic clone
      --       --
     ommatidium | cold sensitive
      --       --       --
     ommatidium | conditional
      --       --       --
     ommatidium | decreased number
      --       --
     ommatidium | drug conditional
      --       --       --
     ommatidium | ectopic
      --       --       --
     ommatidium | ectopic | heat sensitive
      --       --       --       --
     ommatidium | ectopic | somatic clone
      --       --       --
     ommatidium | female
      --       --
      --
     ommatidium | female | germline clone
      --       --       --       --
     ommatidium | heat sensitive
      --       --
     ommatidium | increased number
      --       --
     ommatidium | increased number | heat sensitive
      --       --       --       --
     ommatidium | larval stage
      --       --       --
     ommatidium | larval stage | somatic clone
      --       --
      --
     ommatidium | light conditional
      --       --
     ommatidium | male
      --       --       --       --
     ommatidium | maternal effect
      --       --
     ommatidium | maternal effect | somatic clone
      --       --       --       --
     ommatidium | P-stage
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     ommatidium | P-stage | ectopic
      --       --       --
     ommatidium | P-stage | ectopic | somatic clone
      --       --       --       --
     ommatidium | P-stage | parental effect
      --       --
      --
     ommatidium | P-stage | somatic clone
      --       --       --
     ommatidium | paternal effect
      --       --       --       --
     ommatidium | pharate adult stage
      --       --
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     ommatidium | pharate adult stage | increased number
      --       --       --       --
     ommatidium | pharate adult stage | somatic clone
      --       --       --       --
     ommatidium | posterior
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     ommatidium | progressive
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     ommatidium | progressive | conditional
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     ommatidium | pupal stage
      --       --
     ommatidium | pupal stage P6
      --       --
      --
     ommatidium | pupal stage P7
      --       --
     ommatidium | pupal stage | somatic clone
      --       --       --
     ommatidium | RU486 conditional
      --       --       --
     ommatidium | somatic clone
      --       --
     ommatidium | somatic clone - Minute background
      --       --       --       --
     ommatidium | somatic clone - tissue specific
      --       --       --       --
     ommatidium | somatic clone | drug conditional
      --       --       --       --
     ommatidium | somatic clone | heat sensitive
      --       --       --       --
     ommatidium | somatic clone | increased number
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     ommatidium | somatic clone | nutrition conditional
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     ommatidium | somatic clone | third instar larval stage
      --       --       --       --
     ommatidium | temperature conditional
      --       --       --
     ommatidium | third instar larval stage
      --       --       --
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adult head
 |__adult head sensillum_________
head sensillum                   |
 |__adult head sensillum_________|
eye                              |
 |__retina_______________________|
sense organ                      |
 |__photoreceptor________________|
external sensory organ           |
 |__external sensillum___________|
adult peripheral nervous system  |
 |__retina_______________________|
portion of tissue                |
 |__retina_______________________|
sensillum                        |
 |__external sensillum___________|
adult sensillum                  |
 |__adult head sensillum_________|
visual system                    |
 |__photoreceptor________________|
                                 ommatidium  5757 rec.
                                  |__cone cell 494 rec.
                                  |   |__anterior cone cell(+) 2 rec.
                                  |   |__cone cell pigment granule(+)
                                  |   |__equatorial cone cell(+) 4 rec.
                                  |   |__polar cone cell(+) 4 rec.
                                  |   |__posterior cone cell(+) 2 rec.
                                  |__dorsal margin ommatidium 52 rec.
                                  |   |__dorsal margin photoreceptor cell(+) 52 rec.
                                  |__eye photoreceptor cell 2909 rec.
                                  |   |__dorsal margin photoreceptor cell(+) 52 rec.
                                  |   |__eye photoreceptor cell stalk(+) 80 rec.
                                  |   |__inner photoreceptor cell(+) 1242 rec.
                                  |   |__outer photoreceptor cell(+) 605 rec.
                                  |   |__rhabdomere of eye photoreceptor cell(+) 403 rec.
                                  |__lens 164 rec.
                                  |   |__cornea 28 rec.
                                  |   |__pseudocone 13 rec.
                                  |__pale ommatidium 62 rec.
                                  |   |__photoreceptor cell R7 of pale ommatidium 18 rec.
                                  |   |__photoreceptor cell R8 of pale ommatidium 42 rec.
                                  |__primary pigment cell 155 rec.
                                  |   |__primary pigment cell pigment granule 7 rec.
                                  |__yellow ommatidium 61 rec.
                                      |__photoreceptor cell R7 of yellow ommatidium 23 rec.
                                      |__photoreceptor cell R8 of yellow ommatidium 34 rec.
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Is a photoreceptor
external sensillum
adult head sensillum
Develops from ommatidial precursor cluster
Part of retina
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UBERON:0000971
VFB:FBbt_00004510