Preferred Label : pharyngeal slit;
Uberon definition : An organ formed from the perforation between the point of contact between ectoderm
and endoderm in the pharynx. The slits assist in filtering food particles from the
water.;
Uberon related term : gill slit; pharyngeal perforation;
Uberon Taxon note : Some hemichordate species can have as many as 200 gill slits;
Origin ID : 0008815;
develops from
- part of
An organ formed from the perforation between the point of contact between ectoderm
and endoderm in the pharynx. The slits assist in filtering food particles from the
water.
