Preferred Label : lateral line system;
Uberon definition : A line of sensory organs and associated structures along the sides of fish and amphibia
that detect vibrations and pressure changes.;
Uberon related term : ll; lateral line organs; lateral line stitches; lateral-line organs;
Uberon Homology note : The mechanosensory lateral line system is widely distributed in aquatic anamniotes.
It was apparently present in the earliest vertebrates, as it has been identified in
agnathans, cartilaginous fishes, bony fishes, lungfishes, the crossopterygian Latimeria,
and aquatic amphibians.[well established][VHOG];
Origin ID : 0002540;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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A line of sensory organs and associated structures along the sides of fish and amphibia
that detect vibrations and pressure changes.
