Preferred Label : pharyngeal apophysis;
Uberon definition : Ventral process on the neurocranium for the articulation of upper pharyngeal bones.
It is variably composed of the parasphenoid, basioccipital, and prootic depending
on the species. From: Greenwood, PH (1978). A review of the pharyngeal hypophysis
and its significance in the classification of African cichlid fishes. Bull. Br. Mus.
Nat. Hist. (Zool.) 33: 297-323.;
Uberon synonym : neurocranium apophysis;
Origin ID : 0018349;
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Ventral process on the neurocranium for the articulation of upper pharyngeal bones.
It is variably composed of the parasphenoid, basioccipital, and prootic depending
on the species. From: Greenwood, PH (1978). A review of the pharyngeal hypophysis
and its significance in the classification of African cichlid fishes. Bull. Br. Mus.
Nat. Hist. (Zool.) 33: 297-323.
