cephalic vascular rudiment

ID: FBbt_10005349

Anatomy

Structure extending dorsal to the late embryonic or larval esophagus and contacting the aorta (de Velasco et al., 2004). (De Velasco et al., 2004)

This is an evolutionary vestige of the cephalic aorta found in other insect species (de Velasco et al., 2004). Only studied in embryo.

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Alternative Names

SynonymScopeReference
cephalic vascular remnantexact synonymFlyBase Curators, 2012
procephalic vascular rudimentexact synonymFlyBase Curators, 2012

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