Preferred Label : respiratory velum;
Uberon definition : A respiratory pump found in basal craniates;
Uberon broad term : velum;
Uberon Function note : Muscular scroll-like flap that moves water through median nostril and over gills;
Uberon Location note : trifid and posteriorly directed lamina arising from roof of pharynx, behind posterior
end of naso-pharyngeal duct;;
Uberon Taxon note : this is restricted to hagfishes; structure with same name found in tunicates.;
Origin ID : 0012121;
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A respiratory pump found in basal craniates
