Preferred Label : branchial basket;
Uberon definition : The network-like non-segmented cartilaginous skeleton of the gill region of Petromyzontiformes
and Holocephali, connected to the heart and surrounding respiratory tissue.;
Uberon synonym : gill basket;
Uberon Function note : functions by elastic recoil;
Uberon Taxon note : May also be present in amphioxus;
Origin ID : 0009119;
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The network-like non-segmented cartilaginous skeleton of the gill region of Petromyzontiformes
and Holocephali, connected to the heart and surrounding respiratory tissue.
